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Tapestry with a yellow-robed servant at a table in a columned room, framed by floral borders and putti, woven in wool and silk.

Four Servants, from Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope (The Story of Odysseus)

A tapestry shows four servants in a columned interior, one in a yellow robe presenting a dish while others attend a table and a seated figure in blue. Ornate floral borders with putti and carved architectural framing surround the scene, woven in wool and silk.

Artist
Jan van Leefdael
Date
c. 1650
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2052 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1660).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles J. Singer through the Antiquarian Society

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