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| Keywords: Flemish - Meleager and Atalanta Setting Out to Hunt the Calydonian Boar - Walters 829 - Detail H.jpg This tapestry originally even larger was woven on a single loom for the great hall of a nobleman's estate It provided insulation against winter cold and decoration for an otherwise austere environment Here the young Greek prince Meleager prepares to hunt the Calydonian Boar a story told by the Roman poet Ovid Meleager gathers heroes of ancient Greece - including Jason Theseus Nestor and Peleus - to chase the savage wild boar sent by the goddess Diana to ravage the lands of his father the king of Calydon In front of the left column is the brave and beautiful Atalanta later beloved of Meleager She will kill the boar with a lance held by an attendant Hunting wild boar was a privilege reserved to the nobility and was validated and glorified in the eyes of contemporaries by representations of heroic hunts from the mythic past such as this one ca 1475 Late Medieval wool H 192 15/16 x W 164 3/16 in 490 x 417 cm accession number 82 9 610 Raoul Heilbronner Paris Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Flanders Walters Art Museum license 2D Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Flemish tapestry in the Walters Art Museum Flemish tapestry Meleager and Atalanta Setting Out to Hunt the Calydonian Boar Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
