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Tapestry, Tapestry embroidered in wool and silk on linen canvas. In the upper part, within a decorative cartouche, is the bust of a nobleman King Jan III Sobieski? with a mustache and shaved hair, wearing a zupan and delia with an ermine collar. Around it are dense scrolls of large leaves, flowers, and fruit. No border. Vivid colors: brown background, sapphire blue, blue, red, pink, green, navy blue, white, and ochre. The plant motifs of the nine fabrics comprising this set do not differ from each other. Stylized leaves, flowers, and fruit fill the entire surface. The composition unfolds on both sides of the axis, creating a symmetrical division of the decoration, similar to large-pattern silk upholstery fabrics fashionable in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Minor differences include small animal silhouettes which enrich the decoration. All fabrics are decorated with the same fruit: plump bunches of black and white grapes, yellow apples, and dark red cherries. Vivid colors, brown background, shaded ornament: pink, sapphire red, blue, green, yellow, gray, ochre, and brown. First half of the 18th century, Poland. Fabrics. Height 295 cm, width 61.5 cm., A long narrow textile panel features an intricate symmetrical design filled with stylized floral and foliate motifs and a painted portrait medallion near the top. The panel shows a variety of colors including deep blue, bright yellow, red, pink, green, cream, brown, and touches of black and white. The top medallion contains a human face with pale skin tones and dark hair, framed by ornamental scroll shapes in golden yellow and brown. Below and throughout the panel are repeating arrangements of curling leaves, acanthus-like forms, large rounded flowers, and clustered berry shapes rendered in combinations of blue, yellow, red, pink, cream, green, and brown. Sunflower-like blossoms with dark central disks appear among swirls of cream and blue foliage. There are also heart-shaped fruit forms in pale yellow and grou

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A11_499

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Tapestry Tapestry embroidered wool silk linen canvas upper part within decorative cartouche bust nobleman King Jan III Sobieski mustache shaved hair wearing zupan delia ermine collar dense scrolls large leaves flowers fruit No border Vivid colors brown background sapphire blue blue red pink green navy blue white ochre plant motifs nine fabrics comprising set do differ Stylized leaves fruit fill entire surface composition unfolds sides axis creating symmetrical division decoration large-pattern silk upholstery fabrics fashionable late 17th early 18th centuries Minor differences include small animal silhouettes enrich fabrics decorated plump bunches black white grapes yellow apples dark cherries brown background shaded ornament sapphire red yellow gray First half 18th century Poland Fabrics Height 295 cm width 61.5 cm long narrow textile panel features intricate symmetrical design filled stylized floral foliate motifs painted portrait medallion near top panel variety colors deep blue bright yellow cream touches top medallion contains human face pale skin tones dark hair framed ornamental scroll shapes golden yellow repeating arrangements curling leaves acanthus- forms large rounded clustered berry shapes rendered combinations Sunflower- blossoms dark central disks swirls blue foliage also heart-shaped pale yellow groups small round berry shapes background alternates darker areas lighter cream sections creating contrast vibrant motifs composition densely packed vertically mirrored layered ornamental bands scrolls leaves rich saturated colors.