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Tapestry embroidered in wool and silk on linen canvas. In the upper part, within a decorative cartouche, is the bust of a lady, her face framed by curls forming a hairstyle. Around it are dense scrolls of large leaves, flowers, and fruit. Unedged. Vivid colors: brown background, green, pink, red, blue, sapphire, and yellow ornament. 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 of the panel. The composition unfolds on both sides of the axis, defining a symmetrical division of the decoration, similar to the large-pattern silk upholstery fabrics fashionable in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Minor differences include the inclusion of small animal silhouettes on some of them, 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. Height 282 cm, width 60 cm., A long vertical textile panel with ornate symmetrical embroidery featuring a central human bust near the top surrounded by elaborate scrolling leaf and floral motifs. The design includes a rich palette of colors: yellow, blue, red, green, brown, cream, white, and touches of pink and orange. The pattern repeats in stacked sections of stylized acanthus leaves, flowers, fruit-like shapes, and rounded bead-like elements, with curling tendrils and layered foliage filling the background. The embroidery shows dense, raised stitching creating textured, three-dimensional floral forms and scrollwork set against a darker ground. The overall composition is highly decorative and symmetrical, with mirrored motifs on each side and a continuous vertical arrangement of colorful botanical and ornamental elements.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A11_500

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Rights managed

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36.9Mb (3.2Mb) / 6.9in x 20.7in / 2076 x 6206 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry embroidered wool silk linen canvas upper part within decorative cartouche bust lady face framed curls forming hairstyle dense scrolls large leaves flowers fruit Unedged Vivid colors brown background green pink red blue sapphire yellow ornament plant motifs nine fabrics comprising set do differ Stylized leaves fruit fill entire surface panel composition unfolds sides axis defining symmetrical division decoration large-pattern silk upholstery fabrics fashionable late 17th early 18th centuries Minor differences include inclusion small animal silhouettes them enrich fabrics decorated plump bunches black white grapes yellow apples dark cherries brown background shaded ornament sapphire red yellow gray ochre First half 18th century Poland Height 282 cm width 60 cm long vertical textile panel ornate symmetrical embroidery featuring central human bust near top surrounded elaborate scrolling leaf floral motifs design includes rich palette colors cream white touches orange pattern repeats stacked sections stylized acanthus leaves fruit- shapes rounded bead- elements curling tendrils layered foliage filling embroidery dense raised stitching creating textured three-dimensional floral forms scrollwork set darker ground composition highly decorative symmetrical mirrored motifs side continuous vertical arrangement colorful botanical ornamental elements.