Exceptional chancellerie representing the Four Elements
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Exceptional chancellerie representing the Four Elements

Original colors.

In the center, coat of arms of the Salcedo Family, important family of the Spanish aristocracy. Many militaries and knights belonged to this family. We’ve found their coat of arms on two others tapestries.
In a forest landscape, on a blue mountains ground, riding and walking men are hunting. Large surround, each corner  set with representations of the Air, the Fire, the Water, and the Earth.

Wool and silk.
Flanders, late 16th century.
Dimensions : H : 111,5 in – W : 94,5 in.