Hanging from the History of Meleagre. The hunt of Meleagre a - Lot 30

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Hanging from the History of Meleagre. The hunt of Meleagre a - Lot 30
Hanging from the History of Meleagre. The hunt of Meleagre and Atalanta. Tapestry woven in wool and silk. This tapestry depicts a subject from Ovid's Metamorphoses. On the left, we see Atalante lightly launching an arrow at Calydon's boar. On the right, Méléagre, son of the king of Calydon, spear in hand, heads for the animal that is terrorizing the population. It is he who will deliver the fatal blow to the beast sent by Diana to punish the king for not making an offering to her. Brussels. Second half of the 17th century. Dimensions : 345 x 345 cm.
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