Title
The Departure from the Ark (story of Noah)
Author
Van der Bruggen, Jasper
?, ? - ?, ?
After
Coxcie, Michiel (I) (Mechelen, 1497/1501 - Mechelen, 1585/1592)
Typology
TapestriesSchool
BrusselsCentury
Mid XVIIth c.Dimensions
400 x 450 cmSupport
Wool and silkInscriptions
- Lower guard left, mark of the city of Brussels: "B B"; in the centre: "J.V.BRVGGAEN"
Observations
This series was a testamentary legacy by Miguel del Olmo, former Chancellor of Milan, and Bishop of Cuenca (1706-1721).
It probably consisted of eight tapestries of which six are preserved, four of which are currently in the Diocesan Museum and two in the Cathedral of Cuenca.
This tapestry represents the sequence described in (Gén. 8, 15-19).
Bibliography
- J.M. Ferrer González y V. Ramírez Ruiz (2007): Tapices y Textiles de Castilla-La Mancha, aache ediciones, Guadalajara, p. 251, il. in p. 250.