The Twelve Ages of a Man: The Second Three Ages (18-36), or Summer
Bernard van Orley · Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1515
Medium: Wool, silk (16-20 warps per inch, 6-8 per cm.)
Dimensions: H. 174 1/2 x W. 289 inches (443.2 x 734.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Themes: Ceres, Cupid, Flowers, Fruit, Hercules, Minerva, Musical Instruments, Putti, Summer, Venus, Zodiac
Gift of The Hearst Foundation, in memory of William Randolph Hearst, 1953
Date range
1510 – 1520
Largest dimension
734.1 cm
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