Pan and Syrinx

workshop of Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, c. 1680 - c. 1684

Pan, the god of forests, pursues the nymph Syrinx. She beseeches the river nymphs to help her escape his grasp, and they transform her into a tuft of reeds.

  • Artwork typetapestry
  • Object numberBK-1959-59-D
  • Dimensionsheight 324 cm x height 313 cm x width 205 cm x width 206.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicswol, zijde

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pan and Syrinx

  • Series title(s)

    De metamorfosen van Ovidius

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1959-59-D

  • Description

    Wandtapijt met Pan die Syrinx vervolgt (Ovidius, Metamorphosen, boek I), uit een serie wandtapijten met voorstellingen ontleend aan Ovidius' Metamorphosen.

Creation

  • Creation

    • weverij: workshop of Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
    • weaver: Jan Janss, Paris

  • Dating

    c. 1680 - c. 1684

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wol, zijde

  • Dimensions

    height 324 cm x height 313 cm x width 205 cm x width 206.8 cm

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