Hunters in a Landscape

A woven tapestry shows a hunting scene in a wide landscape. A round domed palace with a courtyard stands at center, surrounded by trees, while hunters with dogs and horses work the foreground and a figure fishes at left.

Look closer: A small figure fishing from the bank at the left edge, beside the water.

Artist

Anonymous, 16th century

Date

ca. 1575–95

Medium

Wool, silk (14 warps per inch; 5-6 per cm)

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 1808 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Acquisitions Endowment Fund, Rosetta Larsen Trust Gift, and Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2009