Battle of Lillo

Details

Instance of

tapestry

Inception

1595

Part of

Zeeland tapestries - sea battles of the County of Zeeland

Follows

Battle at Rammekens

Followed by

Siege of Veere, 1572

Location

Zeeuws Museum

Creator

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, Heyndrick de Maecht, Laurens de Maecht, Jan de Maecht

Genre

marine art

Main subject

Dutch Revolt, Battle of Lillo

Depicts

Battle of Lillo, ship of the line, Fort Lillo, Scheldt

Material

wool, silk

collection

Zeeuws Museum

designed by

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom

fabrication method

tapestry weave

height

399 cm

inscription

DYM STRVIT AD LILLOO CLASSEM SPE VICTOR IBERVS / QVA SE MATTIACOS VINCERE POSSE RATVS / ILLE FEROX IPSIS INOPINA VINCITVR ARTE / PRAEDA FIT IN CINEREM VERSA REPENTE PERIT 1573, LVCTOR.ET.EMERGO

manufacturer

De Maecht tapestry workshop

series ordinal

3

title

Slag bij Lillo op 30 Mei 1574

width

535 cm