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Fragment of Minneteppich [Love Tapestry]
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Description:
The man's scroll reads "Beautiful Lady, offer me your just love", to which the woman replies "The griffin tells me it is a trick, just love does not exist on earth." The griffin may appear in this scene as a protector of the woman's virtue because griffins were believed to guard precious gems in the Hyperborean hills.
Source:
Wikimedia Commons
Rights:
Public domain
Subject
(See Also)
:
Courtly Love
Gardens
Griffins (Mythological Figures)
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
15
Date:
ca. 1430-1450
Related Work:
Current Location:
Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Inv. Nr. K 6211
Original Location:
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Textiles
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Silk; Linen; Wool; Tapestries
Donor:
Height/Width/Length(cm):
107/151/
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