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Figures in a Rose Garden
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Description:
A lady stands between two courtiers against an expansive rose bush backdrop. The courtier to the left has removed his hat and appears to approach the lady, who holds out a plucked rose to him. Below this figure, at the bottom edge of the scene, is a monkey holding a cat--both animals are common medieval symbols of lust, the monkey representing unchecked passion and the cat a reference to female genitalia.
Source:
Wikimedia Commons
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license
Subject
(See Also)
:
Apes
Cats
Courtly Love
Gardens
Roses
Geographic Area:
Low Countries
Century:
15
Date:
1440-50
Related Work:
Current Location:
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 09.137.2
Original Location:
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Textiles
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Wool warp; Wool; Silk, Metallic weft yarns; Tapestries
Donor:
Layman: Charles VII, King of France (?)
Height/Width/Length(cm):
288.9/325.1/
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