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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 woman with a full face and high forehead, framed by curls forming a slightly raised hairstyle. Around it are dense scrolls of large leaves, flowers, and fruit. No border. Vivid colors: brown background, sapphire blue, navy blue, green, yellow, pink ornaments. 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. 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 272 cm, width 60 cm., A long vertical textile panel with a gray background visible around its edges features an intricate embroidered design in rich colors including blue, yellow, red, green, brown, cream, and gold. At the top center is a pale-toned portrait bust of a person framed by ornate scrolling shapes in gold and brown. The rest of the panel is filled with repeating symmetrical arrangements of stylized floral and foliate motifs, including large acanthus-like leaves, curled tendrils, rounded berry clusters, and sunflower-like blooms, rendered in deep blue, mustard yellow, crimson, olive green, tan, and cream. The embroidery shows layered relief-like stitching that creates raised textures and shadowed contours, with clusters of small rounded elements in darker tones punctuating the design. The overall composition is densely packed and vert

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_002

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Keywords

Tapestry Tapestry embroidered wool silk linen canvas upper part within decorative cartouche bust woman full face high forehead framed curls forming slightly raised hairstyle dense scrolls large leaves flowers fruit No border Vivid colors brown background sapphire blue navy blue green yellow pink ornaments 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 fabrics decorated plump bunches black white grapes yellow apples dark red cherries brown background shaded ornament pink sapphire red blue gray ochre First half 18th century Poland height 272 cm width 60 cm long vertical textile panel gray background visible edges features intricate embroidered design rich colors red cream gold top center pale-toned portrait bust person framed ornate scrolling shapes rest filled repeating symmetrical arrangements stylized floral foliate motifs large acanthus- leaves curled tendrils rounded berry clusters sunflower- blooms rendered deep blue mustard yellow crimson olive green tan embroidery layered relief- stitching creates textures shadowed contours clusters small rounded elements darker tones punctuating composition densely packed vertically stacked mirrored patterns alternating color groupings giving rhythmic ornamental effect across length fabric.