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A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Caesar in the Gallic Wars from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Guilliam van Leefdael

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Caesar Embarks by Boat to Join His Army from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680

Geraert Peemans

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Month of July/The Sign of Leo, from The Grotesque Months, c. 1726

Claude III Audran

A work made of wool, cotton and silk; slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Millefleur with Medallions, 1540/60

A work made of wool, cotton and silk, slit and double interlocking and dovetailed tapestry weaves.

Millefleur with Medallions, 1540/60

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Month of June/The Sign of Cancer, from The Grotesque Months, c. 1726

Claude III Audran

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Procession of the Fat Ox from a Teniers Series, c. 1725

Workshop of Daniel IV Leyniers

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. warp: count: varies from 8 to 10 warps per cm; wool; s-ply of six z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm weft: count: varies from 22 to 44 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; s-ply of three z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.2–1.0 mm; silk; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters; 0.15–0.5 mm.

July, before 1528

Bernard van Orley

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of six z-spun elements; ; diameters: 0.8–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 26 to 60 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.2–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters; 0.25–0.7 mm.

February, before 1528

Bernard van Orley

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Antony Presents Artavasdes, King of the Armenians, to Cleopatra from The Story of Antony and Cleopatra, c. 1640

Evrard Leyniers

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Orpheus Playing the Lyre to Hades and Persephone, from Orpheus and Eurydice or The Metamorphoses, c. 1685

Wauters Workshop

A work made of wool and silk, slit, dovetailed and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Massacre at Jerusalem, from The Story of Titus and Vespasian, 1650/75

Geraert Peemans

A work made of wool and silk, silt, single and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere), 1540/45

Willem de Pannemaker

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Outdoor Market, from Village Festivals, 1775/89

Etienne Jeaurat

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Meeting of Jacob and Rebecca, and Isaac Blessing Jacob, from The Story of Jacob, 1560/68

Jan van Tiegen

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Pygmalion, from Stories from Ovid, c. 1675

Daniel Janssens

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Village Fete (Saint George's Fair), from a Teniers series, c. 1710

David Teniers

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. warp; count; 8 warps per cm; wool; s-ply of four z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 20 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: single s-spun elements; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; paired yarns of single s-spun elements and s-ply of two z-spun elements; three yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of s-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–0.85 mm.

October, 1525/50

Follower of Bernard van Orley

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Alexander Encounters Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons, from The Story of Alexander the Great, c. 1600

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Diana and Her Nymphs with the Ox Hunt, c. 1600

Hans Bol

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