Lot n° 30
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Tapestry from Oudenaarde (Flanders), from... - Lot 30 - FEE - Stanislas Machoïr
Tapestry from Oudenaarde (Flanders), from the end of the 16th century. Technical characteristics : Wool and silk. Restorations of maintenance Some oxidations and natural wear. Dimensions : Height : 305cm ; Width : 285cm. Hanging on the Royal Hunts "The Lark Hunt", belonging tò a series of hangings on the royal hunts with concomitant registers on hunting, myths and legends. This panel relates the hunting of larks. Here we can see 3 registers: A chapter on the hunting of larks with mirrors; A mythological chapter of the story Psyche; A biblical chapter on the myth of the friendship of King David with Jonathan his brother of milk, games, hunts and weapons; But also a conjunction of the mirror of larks and the slanderous sisters of Psyche, on the values and attractions of friendship and brotherhood. Theme
on the hunt: Very often, these tapestries were populated with animals as well noble, that fantastic and even legendary. Showing thus that the fantastic fauna lived well in all the regions, even in the surroundings of the houses. These tapestries were suitable for telling stories of hunting, counts and legends during the evenings. In times when the real and the fabulous were readily confused, some animals had a special place in the popular imagination. Our elders knew them well, having encountered them in our forests. Wasn't hunting reserved for princes and nobility? The mirrors are in themselves very rare and expensive objects at that time, that's why the hunting of larks made with small pucks made of mirrors must have been an extraordinary show for the time. Here we can see two figures, one who seems to be holding the pole of a fine net, and the other, with a shoulder strap, throwing and manipulating these mirror pucks, some of which are on the ground. Biblical theme: Jonathan (in Hebrew: the one God gave) is a biblical character. He is a prince of the kingdom of Israel at the time when his father Saul is king. The Old Testament books of Samuel record that he befriended the young David when he was appointed to take the throne from Saul. The relationship between David and Jonathan is almost entirely recorded in the first book of Samuel in the Old Testament, but the end of their story is found in the second book of Samuel. David, the youngest son of Jesse, having "good eyes and good looks," was brought up to Saul, king of Israel, and slew Goliath, the giant warrior of the Philistines, with a single stone thrown from a sling. Jonathan, Saul's eldest son, was immediately enchanted when they first met: "And it came to pass, as soon as David had finished speaking to Saul, that Jonathan's soul was joined to David's soul, and Jonathan loved him as himself. "That same day, "Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as himself," so he "stripped himself of the coat he had on and gave it to David, along with his belongings, even his sword, helmet and belt. "The people of Israel quickly accepted David into their midst, but not without provoking the anger and jealousy of Saul, who tried several times to kill David. Upon hearing of one of these attempts, Jonathan warned David and asked him to hide because he "had great affection for David. "Eventually David chose to flee, seeking comfort from Jonathan, and once again forced to flee from Saul's attempts on his life. At one point, when they were alone, David said to Jonathan, "Your father knows that I have found favor in your eyes. " "Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you yourself say, I will do for you." [...] So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David. Then Jonathan again began to adjure David, for the sake of his love for him, for he loved him as himself. "David agreed to hide himself until Jonathan could face his father and find out whether, for his safety, David could remain here. Jonathan approached his father to plead David's cause: "Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "Son of a woman of perverse conduct, do I not know that you are siding with the son of Jesse, to your shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?" "Jonathan was so grieved at this that he lost his appetite for several days in succession. He went to David in his hiding place to tell him of the situation, which was dangerous for David, and to beg him to flee. "David got up from beside the mound, fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and wept.
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