BRUSSELS MANUFACTORY, Flanders, early 18th century, ca. 1710 - Lot 477

BRUSSELS MANUFACTORY, Flanders, early 18th century, ca. 1710–1725 Diana and Actaeon Episode from Ovid’s *Metamorphoses* Silk and wool tapestry, with a high proportion of silk threads. Remarkably fresh colors, beautifully fine weaving, and exquisite polychromy. It depicts Diana, caught by Actaeon while bathing, in a wooded landscape with pastoral and hunting themes. Diana and the female figures are shown near a fountain on the left; Actaeon, a hunter armed with his bow and quiver, stands on the right, while his dogs occupy the foreground. The landscape is embellished with architectural elements rendered in perspective. Height: 215 cm Width: 158 cm Restorations. Note: A Brussels tapestry depicting Diana, attributed to the Leyniers workshops, is housed at the Rijksmuseum. An earlier reference to a Diana and Actaeon, described as an early 18th-century Brussels tapestry, also appears in the 1913 Ghent catalog. Comparable works: Louvre Museum, Paris; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Knole, National Trust; Schloss Bayreuth; MSK, Ghent.