Tapestry from the Odysseus series, Early 17th century
ArtistUnbekannt
MediumWool, silk
(H x W)412 x 515 cm
Place of originBrüssel
Status
on display, room 004Odysseus is one of the heroes of Greek mythology. His deeds and his odyssey after his return from the ancient city of Troy were described in the "Odyssey" by the poet Homer, who lived around 850 BC. The main scene on this tapestry shows Odysseus with the royal couple of the Phaeacians, who present him with farewell gifts. In a kind of comic strip, other scenes from his journey are shown in the background on the left and right. Such tapestries were part of the representative interior decoration of the European aristocracy.
Accession
Loan of Federal Republik of Germany
Provenance[...]; Fürst Pleß, Schloss Fürstenstein in Schlesien; o.D. (vermutl. 1930er Jahre) Hermann Giesler, ab 1938 Generalbaurat in München, angekauft vom Fürsten Pleß; 28.8.1945 sichergestellt durch die amerikanische Militärregierung: Central Collecting Point, München (Mü.-Nr. 7797); 10.6.1949 Ministerpräsident Bayern, treuhänderische Übergabe durch die amerikanische Militärregierung; seit 7.8.1967 Dauerleihgabe der Bundesrepublik Deutschland aus ehem. ReichsbesitzInventory numberPL 1968-14
Contact
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