Harvard Art Museums > 1953.103: Allegory of Fall Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Allegory of Fall (Lodewijk van Schoor) , 1953.103,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jan 09, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/215028. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1953.103 People Lodewijk van Schoor, Flemish (1666 - 1726) Title Allegory of Fall Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date c. 1700 Places Creation Place: Europe, Belgium, Brussels Culture Flemish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215028 Physical Descriptions Medium wool and silk Dimensions 297.2 x 434.3 cm (117 x 171 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Chalifoux, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1953 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Chalifoux Accession Year 1953 Object Number 1953.103 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This work exemplifies a popular late seventeenth-century tapestry type: hybrid genre-landscapes ("genres mythologiques"), which were usually marketed as sets. A female figure representing Fall is seated on a rocky mound and holds a tall rod with grapevines. While the foreground and sides are framed with sharply rendered foliage and still-life elements, the landscape opens into a soft valley at right. The copper wine vessels, squash, grapes, and apple tree in bloom are all attributes of Fall, as are the five male and female attendant figures bearing the fruits of the season's harvest on silver platters. Publication History Jean-Paul Asselberghs, Les tapisseries flamandes aux états-unis d'amérique, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire (Brussels, 1974), p. 16 Related Works 1956.219 Lodewijk van Schoor Allegory of Spring Textile Arts Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
