Vanity Sounds the Horn and Ignorance Unleashes the Hounds Overconfidence, Rashness, and Desire (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag)
Object type: Tapestry
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: South Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1500–1525
Medium: Wool warp, wool and silk wefts, one place embroidered in wool yarn
Dimensions: Overall: 118 x 150in. (299.7 x 381cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Accession year: 1950
Tags: Allegory|Women|Deer|Dogs|Hunting|Horns