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Caravan of elephants (The Calicut Voyage Tapestry) - Jean Grenier
Image series :
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Date :
1510
Date uncertain
Type of image :
Tapestry, wool and silk
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
329-341.5x541-537.5 cm (the tapestry is not exactly rectangular)
Storage Location :
OAR 66
Description
Four elephants, of which only three heads are visible, march to the left, carrying platforms on their backs lined with hunters or warriors; in the foreground, women, black men, warriors and children, two of whom are mounted on tiny elephants.
Bordering with stylized bouquets on a blue background forming, at the top, a sort of hanging garland bearing bells and fruit.
History :
2. Work recovered at the end of the Second World War, deposited by the Private Property Office (MNR); awaiting restitution to its rightful owners.
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Image composition :
Procession, triomphe, fuite
Technical Data
Notice #025640
Image editing :
Image web
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux