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This tapestry is one of many in the Lady and the Unicorn series. The scene on this tapestry is the lady is seated, holding a mirror up in her right hand. The unicorn kneels on the ground, with his front legs in the lady's lap, from which he gazes at his reflection in the mirror. The lion on the left holds up a pennant.
This tapestry was created in 1490-1520 in the Southern Netherlands. It was originally woven with wool and silk. This is a brand new reproduction tapestry.
In August 1667, the city of Lille, France, was taken from the Spaniards by the French during the reign of King Louis XIV. It is the latter, accompanied by Turenne and Vauban, that is shown here. The work is part of a series of 14 tapestries on the "History of the King", woven later at the Gobelins Factory in Paris in the 17th century. This is a brand new reproduction tapestry.
Inspired by the baroque textile craftsman of Flemish decent in the 17th and 18th century, Harmony is set in a European wooded scene with silkily clad musically inclined frolickers enjoying a lazy afternoon.
The Orchard was William Morris' first attempt to design a figurative tapestry, responding to the wishes of rich clients to have unique works of art by him, and following on from the success of his firm of Morris & Co in producing fine tapestries designed by the artist Edward Burne-Jones. It depicts an array of fruit trees with their harvest ready for gathering, including apples, grapes, olives and pears, behind a row of figures in medieval-style dress.
Strawberry Thief is one of William Morris' most popular repeating designs for textiles. It takes as its subject the Thrushes that Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden of his countryside home, Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. To print the pattern Morris used the ancient and painstaking indigo-discharge method he admired above all forms of printing. We have woven the artwork into a colorful wall tapestry.
Taking its inspiration from Les Maisons Royales series, this tapestry depicts the park of Enghien which was sold by Henry IV of France to the dArenberg family in 1607. The neo-classical style chateau was built in the early 20th century by the industrialist and financier Baron Francois Empain.
A vintage style tapestry of the Copernican System. This wall tapestry is woven in North Carolina, USA and hand finished by skilled artisans.
Firenze, or Florence, is an Italian jacquard wall tapestry. This image portrays a historical view of Florence, Italy. A place famous for its history: a center of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that time. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions.
Enjoy this brand new tapestry reproduction from the famous Lady and the Unicorn tapestry series. In this scene, the lady plays a portative organ on top of a table covered with a Turkish rug. Her maidservant stands to the opposite side and operates the bellows. The lion and the unicorn frame the scene holding up the pennants.
The Hiedelberg castle was destroyed twice: first in 1622 by Tillys troops and second time during the war of succession in 1693.
This jacquard wall tapestry is a reproduction of one of the five tapestries from Hunting The Unicorn, woven in the 15th century. This representation shows the hunted unicorn as it cleanses the fountain‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é_‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é__‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é_‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é___‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é_‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é__‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é_‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈ì©‚à ö√Æ‚à ö‚à è≈é____s water with his horn, viewed by the...
Wine Merchants Belgian tapestry tells the tale of 15th Century France and features wine merchants displaying their goods for sale. This is a woven interpretation of a medieval work of art.
From a set of tapestries called the Royal Residences made at the Gobelins for King Louis XIV towards the end of 17th century. This jacquard woven tapestry depicts a castle surrounded by green foliage contrasted by a foreground of a columned terrace with a red drape, pillowed pitcher, violin, and fruit.
One of the many versions of this autumnal figure in the 1880s designed by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones.
A Mon Seul Desir II is one of the famous six tapestries in the The Lady and the Unicorn series. The originals were woven in about 1511 and they feature the arms of Jean le Viste. Each represents one of the senses except for the final tapestry A Mon Seul Desir. Also known as My Sole Desire, this piece is woven in the jacquard style. This is a brand new antique reproduction wall tapestry!
Giverny Pond is a jacquard woven tapestry depicting a beautiful landscape with a pond, weeping willow trees, various flora, and a classical bridge crossing. A gorgeous and romantic tapestry.
Inspired by the romantic settings of Francois Boucher, court painter of Louis XV. Add a unique touch to your space with this European woven wall tapestry!
Woven circa 1520 by Pieter van Aeist, a Flemish master weaver in Brussels, most likely for the French market where mille fleurs designs were popular.
Portiere Licorne is an extract of the famous Dame a la Licorne, or Lady and the Unicorn, tapestry set at the Cluny museum. This tapestry depicts the unicorn on a red and millefleur background.
This wall tapestry is inspired from the Tentures des Maisons Royales, a set of 12 tapestries woven at the Gobelins Factory in Paris towards the end of the 17th century for King Louis XIV of France. Each of the original 12 tapestries depicted a different castle at each month of the year. Here is a typical 17th century castle in an August landscape. This tapestry is brand new.
Woven circa 1520 by Pieter van Aeist, a Flemish master weaver in Brussels, most likely for the French market where mille fleurs designs were popular.
A Castle built for a King of France in 1510 with 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces. One of the Renaissance masterpieces.
Strawberry Thief is one of William Morris' most popular repeating designs for textiles. It takes as its subject the Thrushes that Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden of his countryside home, Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. To print the pattern Morris used the ancient and painstaking indigo-discharge method he admired above all forms of printing. We have woven the artwork into a colorful wall tapestry.
A Castle built for a King of France in 1510 with 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces. One of the Renaissance masterpieces. The royal Chateau de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, is one of the most recognizable Chateau in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. The building, which was never completed, was constructed by King Francis I of France. Chambord is the largest...
After a set of large tapestries drawn by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones and then woven in the workshops of Morris and Company (1890-1895). Considered as a major piece of the decorative art of the Victorian time, those tapestries depict the Quest for the Holy Grail. The Knights of the Round Table make their farewells to the ladies of Camelot. This is an antique tapestry reproduction. It is a brand new tapestry, woven in France!
This modern wall tapestry brings new life to The Hunt of the Unicorn series which originally consisted of seven pieces woven in wool, silk, and gilt. Originally woven in the Southern Netherlands between 1495 and 1505, it was concluded that they were commissioned by Anne of Brittany, to celebrate her marriage to Louis XII, King of France, on December 6, 1491. This was determined by the A and reversed E featured throughout the series which were interpreted as the first and the last letters of...
The harvesting of pineapples. From a set of ten tapestries called The History of the Chinese Emperor commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, son of King Louis XIV, to the Beauvais Manufacture. At the end of the 17th century, the Jesuite missionaries were returning from China with tales and knowledge that were to influence the royal courts of Europe. These tapestries, very exotic for the time, were initially made for the Rambouillet castle.
In 1908 John William Waterhouse painted this exquisite painting inspired by the poetry of Tennyson.
Jean de France, Duke of Berry is famously known for his richly illuminated Book of Hours. For this, he chose very skilled artists to illustrate and miniaturize daily labour work during the four seasons, with nice landscapes and beautiful castles, and always showing the Duke himself favourably in large scale. This tapestry represents May, the month traditionally considered as the month of love.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. His winter landscapes of 1565 are taken as corroborative evidence of the severity of winters during the Little Ice Age.
This is a tapestry reproduction of an original piece from the late 16th century. The Renaissance radically changed the art of tapestry. To the austerity of the Middle Ages succeeded the Italian influence with its sense of composition, decoration and perspective. Accompanied by his helpers, a lord returns to his distant castle after a hunt. A rich border of fruit, flowers and birds frames this scene.
Victorian artist John Waterhouse's lovely portrait of a damsel in distress is full of drama and romance. Here it is brought to life in a woven wall tapestry rendition.
This tapestry depicts a woodpecker against an ornate backdrop and was designed by Morris & Co in 1877. Most of the company's production was a collaborative effort involving several artists, but Woodpecker is unusual in that it was one of the very few tapestries designed by William Morris in its entirety. It shows a woodpecker sitting in the branch of a fruit tree and features Morris' distinctive ornate background of leaves and his legendary attention to detail. The wording on the top and...
Portiere du Licorne Belgian tapestry is one of many in the Lady and the Unicorn series. This tapestry is a detail of one of the tapestry series: The Lady and the Unicorn These six tapestries were woven in Flanders from designs drawn in Paris in the late fifteenth century, and often considered one of the greatest works of art of the Middle Ages in Europe, now in the Cluny Museum in Paris.
Enjoy this brand new tapestry reproduction from the famous Lady and the Unicorn tapestry series. In this scene, the lady stands, making a wreath of flowers. Her maidservant holds a basket of flowers within her easy reach. The lion and unicorn frame the lady while holding onto the pennants. The monkey has stolen a flower which he is smelling, providing the key to the allegory.
After a set of large tapestries drawn by William Morris and Edward Burne- Jones and then woven in the workshops of Morris and Company (1890-1895). Considered as a major piece of the decorative art of the Victorian time, those tapestries depict the Quest for the Holy Grail. The Knights of the Round Table make their farewells to the ladies of Camelot.
This tapestry is after one of a series painted by Francois Boucher (1703-1770), and shows a ferryman awaiting his passengers in a romantic country setting.
A scene from Claude Monet's gardens at Giverny. Monet's garden is much today as it was when he painted his famous lake Giverny, as reflected in this group of tapestries.
Lady and the Mirror Belgian tapestry is one of the six tapestries in the Lady and the Unicorn series. This tapestry represents the sense of sight. The lady is seated, holding a mirror up in her right hand. The unicorn kneels on the ground, with his front legs in the lady's lap, from which he gazes at his reflection in the mirror. The lion on the left holds up a pennant.
Unicorn Hunt Belgian tapestry is the first of seven in the tapestries of the unicorn series. This tapestry depicts the noble man's hunt for the unicorn.
A scene depicting hunters and animals watching the unicorn cleanse the water fountain with its horns.