Alexander Kneeling before Jaddus at the Gates of Jerusalem [left section] from The Story of Alexander the Great
- Artist
- Nicolaas van Orley
- Date
- c. 1600
- Medium
- Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count; 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.5 mm Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 28 wefts per cm; wool; S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply ol two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.5 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameter: 0.8 mm
- Materials
- wool (textile)
- Dimensions
- 251.8 × 297.5 cm (99 1/8 × 117 1/2 in.)
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Credit
- Gift of Edward Morris
Exhibition history
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Cite this work
Nicolaas van Orley, Alexander Kneeling before Jaddus at the Gates of Jerusalem [left section] from The Story of Alexander the Great, c. 1600, Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count; 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.5 mm Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 28 wefts per cm; wool; S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply ol two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.5 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameter: 0.8 mm, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
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Gift of Edward Morris
Metadata sourced from Art Institute of Chicago open data collection
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