# A Ballad

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## Artwork

- Artist: [UNKNOWN WEAVER, Flemish](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Tapestry

## Commentary

This detail of a 15th-century tapestry shows a ballad accompanied by the organ. &lt;p&gt; &lt;table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor=&#34;\#99cccc&#34;&gt; &lt;tr valign=middle&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; border=0 valign=middle&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 27 minutes\):&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/14\_cent/machaut\_4ballades.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guillaume de Machaut: Four ballads&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

## Related artworks

- [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>)
- [The End of the Hunt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-end-of-the-hunt-r203c4ad33b888a>)
- [The Holy Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-holy-family-r0536911a6560e5>)
- [The Offering of the Heart](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-offering-of-the-heart-r05e1bd885a19f9>)
- [The Unicorn in Captivity](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-unicorn-in-captivity-r88c1ab4dbc3f60>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)