# The End of the Hunt

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## Artwork

- Artist: [UNKNOWN WEAVER, Flemish](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Tapestry

## Commentary

Hunting as a pastime of the ruling class goes back to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, but seems not to have been a particular passion of the Greeks and Romans, nor of the &#39;barbarian&#39; nations who replaced them. By the time of Charlemagne, hunting had become the sport of kings. The golden age of hunting was the 14th century. The picture shows a Flemish tapestry from the 15th century depicting the end of hunt. Two greyhounds receive their reward after the killing of the deer.

## Related artworks

- [A Ballad](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/a-ballad-r20e2c03988b12b>)
- [Scenes of the Passion of Christ](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/scenes-of-the-passion-of-christ-r0d7e9cd730e3f6>)
- [The Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-annunciation-r485b5ffa99d64d>)
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## Attribution

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