This tapestry is now on display at the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre in Paris. It was woven for Archduke Maximilian, later Emperor Maximilian II, from cartoons by Pieter Cooecke of Aalst and Frans Borremans of Brussels. It depicts Maximilian hunting in the middle of March. It is part of a series of 12 tapestries, showing views of Brussels and the For\u00eat de Soignes. A red horseman, representing Emperor Charles V, can be seen. In the background, on the left, the ducal palace, burnt down in 1731, and the town hall tower. On the right, the church of Sainte Gudule, now Saint-Michel Cathedral. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This tapestry is now on display in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It was woven for the Archduke Maximilian, who became the emperor Maximilian II, according to the cartoons of Pieter Cooecke of Aalst and Frans Borremans of Brussels. It depicts Maximilian’s hunt in the middle of March. It is part of a series of 12 tapestries, showing views of Brussels and the For\u00eat de Soignes. A red horseman is visualised, who is the emperor Charles V. In the background, on the left, the ducal palace, burnt down in 1731, and the tower of the town hall. On the right is the church of St. Gudula, now St. Michael’s Cathedral. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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