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Tapestry with a yellow-robed servant at a table in a columned room, framed by floral borders and putti, woven in wool and silk.

Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus

A tapestry shows four servants in a columned interior, one in a yellow robe presenting a dish while others attend a table and a seated figure in blue. Ornate floral borders with putti and carved architectural framing surround the scene, woven in wool and silk.

Artist
Jan van Leefdael
Date
c. 1650
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2052 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1660).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles J. Singer through the Antiquarian Society

Español: Cuatro sirvientes, de Telémaco llevando a Teoclímeno ante Penélope

Un tapiz muestra cuatro sirvientes en un interior con columnas; uno, vestido de amarillo, presenta un plato mientras otros atienden una mesa y una figura sentada de azul. Bordes florales ornamentados con putti y marcos arquitectónicos rodean la escena, tejida en lana y seda.

Português: Quatro criados, de Telêmaco levando Teoclímeno a Penélope

Uma tapeçaria mostra quatro criados em um interior com colunas; um, de manto amarelo, apresenta um prato enquanto outros atendem uma mesa e uma figura sentada de azul. Bordas florais ornamentadas com putti e molduras arquitetônicas cercam a cena, tecida em lã e seda.

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