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Erysichthon / Cycles / -century - Tapestries
Erysichthon / Erysichthon cuts the tree and thus kills the Nymph living in it
Erysichthon / Erysichthon's daugther, being sold into slavery, prays to Neptune

Further details

At the top left Erysichthon destroying the temple (rather than the tree) of Ceres, in the centre his daughter Metra, being sold into slavery, praying to Neptune (front right) for delivery

Artist or creator

Brussels

Date

15th century (second half)

Location

Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (inv. 5049, on deposit in the Royal Palace)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Tapisseries bruxelloises de la Pre-Renaissance, exh. cat. Brussels, Musées Royaux d'art et d'histoire, 1976, pp. 122-123, 126-127; a second tapestry shows's Metra's marriage to Autolycus

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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