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Tapestry. Tapestry embroidered in wool and silk on linen canvas. In the upper part, in a decorative cartouche, is the bust of a woman with two red flowers pinned in her hair. Around it are dense scrolls of large leaves, flowers, and fruit. Unedged. Vivid colors: brown background, red, pink, green, sapphire blue, yellow, olive, and ochre 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 panels, 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, brown. First half of the 18th century, Poland. Height 266 cm, width 60.5 cm., A long vertical textile panel on a gray background featuring a dense, symmetrical arrangement of stylized floral and foliate motifs and a single small portrait near the top; the panel displays a rich palette including yellow, blue, red, green, brown, beige, white, pink, and orange, with dark and light contrasts throughout. The top area shows a light-skinned bust with light-colored hair surrounded by curling scrolls and acanthus-like shapes in beige and yellow, flanked by large blue and red leaf forms. Below and along the length are repeating clusters of ornate leaves, flowers, and fruit-like round forms rendered in yellow, gold, deep blue, royal blue, red, olive green, brown, cream, and pink, with some motifs shaded to appear raised. Several sunflower-like heads with dark centers appear among multilobed leaves, and many swirling scrolls and palmet

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_001

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40.7Mb (3.3Mb) / 7.5in x 21.1in / 2248 x 6334 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry Tapestry embroidered wool silk linen canvas upper part decorative cartouche bust woman two red flowers pinned hair dense scrolls large leaves flowers fruit Unedged Vivid colors brown background pink green sapphire blue yellow olive ochre 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 panels enrich fabrics decorated plump bunches black white grapes yellow apples dark cherries brown background shaded ornament sapphire red blue gray ochre First half 18th century Poland Height 266 cm width 60.5 cm long vertical textile panel gray background featuring dense symmetrical arrangement stylized floral foliate motifs single small portrait near top panel displays rich palette beige white orange light contrasts top area light-skinned bust light-colored hair surrounded curling scrolls acanthus- shapes flanked large blue red leaf forms length repeating clusters ornate leaves fruit- round forms rendered gold deep blue royal blue olive green cream motifs shaded raised Several sunflower- heads dark centers multilobed leaves swirling scrolls palmette shapes interlock form mirrored patterns down Small bead- round elements dark blue red accent areas patches densely worked cream lace- foliage intervals surface textured raised embroidery closely packed ornamental motifs creating continuous vertically repeated decorative scheme.