Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene (or Brooklyn Biombo)

by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker

Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene (or Brooklyn Biombo), Circle of the Gonzales family, c. 1697-1701, oil on wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 229.9 x 275.8 cm (Brooklyn Museum and Museo Nacional del Virreinato – INAH, Tepotzotlán)

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Brooklyn Biombo: Folding Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene (detail), c. 1697-1701

Brooklyn Biombo: Folding Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene (detail), c. 1697-1701

Brooklyn Biombo: Folding Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene, c. 1697-1701

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Detail with legend

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Cite this page as: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene (or Brooklyn Biombo)," in Smarthistory, December 13, 2015, accessed September 21, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/screen-with-the-siege-of-belgrade-and-hunting-scene-or-brooklyn-biombo/.