Home > Auction >  paintings, furniture and works of art, jewellery, sculptures, bronzes >  Lot.406 Tapestry fragment. Brussels, 16th century. 210 x 159 cm. In the inventory of Dr. Hensler's estate that has been handed down, it is pointed out that the tapestry offered here is part of a monthly series. Furthermore, the four horses in the sky are promised a chariot with Apollo as driver, who kills the dragon Python. Subjects from mythological sources, such as the Metamorphoses of Ovid, were often used and combined with elements of the present day: The robes and architecture of this section of the picture correspond to the style of the 16th century. The high quality tapestry work from Brussels shaped the 16th century before French manufactories were to dominate the market from around the turn of the century. Provenance: From South German aristocratic property. Formerly in the estate of Dr. Erwin Hensler (1882-1935), art historian, library and museum director. Since 1914 director of the royal copperplate engraving collection and the Prinzliche Sekundogeniturbibliothek in Dresden. From 1924 also director of the art collections of the House of Wettin. Listed in an old inventory - extract is available as a copy: Received as a gift in the summer of 1923 from Ernst August von Hannover (1845-1923), 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale. - Min. age rating and min. rep. secured on support lines and labelled on the back.