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From the series The Medallion Months. The Month of September, symbolized by a vintage scene depicted in an oval medallion of which the frame carries the twelve signs of the zodiac alternated with pairs of classic female figures each holding an hour glass. In the upper spandrels Semele and Jupiter; in the lower spandrels a pair of lovers and a peasant cutting gapes. Elaborate border of fruits and figures outlined by guilloche band. Well preserved, colors fresh. This tapestry one of a set of twelve months of which seven pieces are known to exist. Materials warp undyed wool, 7-8½ ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 22-120 ends per cm.

Month of September, 1525-1528

Circle of Bernard van Orley; Designer: Circle of Bernard van Orley

G340

St. Joseph and the Christ Child, c. 1714–30

Copied from a painting by an imitator of Federico Barocci; Cartoonist: attributed to Giuseppe Chiari; Weaver: the papal San Michele Manufactory

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