Hunters in a Landscape tapestry

The stunning tapestry woven by victims of religious persecution

“This tapestry is almost the antithesis of what one expects from a great sixteenth-century weaving.”

Hunters in a Landscape tapestry, ca. 1575–95, partly based on a woodcut by Jost Amman (Swiss), woven by unknown Flemish weavers, wool, silk, 180 x 462 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Video from The Met

Title Hunters in a Landscape
Artist(s) Unrecorded artist
Dates 1575–95
Places Europe / Western Europe / England
Period, Culture, Style Renaissance / Northern Renaissance
Artwork Type Textile / Tapestry
Material Wool, Silk
Technique Weaving

Cite this page as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Hunters in a Landscape tapestry," in Smarthistory, March 8, 2021, accessed February 18, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/hunters-in-landscape-tapestry/.