Caption

Tapestry embroidered in wool and silk on linen canvas. In the upper part, within a decorative cartouche, is the bust of a man with a mustache, long beard, and wearing a princely mitre. Around it are dense scrolls of large leaves, flowers, and fruit. No border. Vivid colors: brown background, pink, sapphire, green, yellow, and gray 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, enriching 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 ornamentation: pink, sapphire red, blue, green, yellow, gray, ochre, and brown. First half of the 18th century, Poland; fabrics; height 278 cm, width 61 cm., A long vertical textile panel with a central repeated ornate floral and foliate pattern in bright colors including blue, red, yellow, green, pink, cream, brown, and orange, featuring stylized flowers, curling leaves, and berry-like clusters on a dark background; near the top is a human head wearing a crown with a beard and a ruffled collar framed by decorative scroll shapes, and the rest of the panel displays mirrored, densely packed botanical motifs and arabesques in a rich, tapestry-like arrangement.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_005

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39.4Mb (3.4Mb) / 7.1in x 21.7in / 2117 x 6510 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry embroidered wool silk linen canvas upper part within decorative cartouche bust man mustache long beard wearing princely mitre dense scrolls large leaves flowers fruit No border Vivid colors brown background pink sapphire green yellow gray 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 enriching fabrics decorated plump bunches black white grapes yellow apples dark red cherries brown background shaded ornamentation sapphire red blue gray ochre First half 18th century Poland height 278 cm width 61 cm long vertical textile panel central repeated ornate floral foliate pattern bright colors red cream orange featuring stylized flowers curling leaves berry- clusters dark background near top human head wearing crown beard ruffled collar framed decorative scroll shapes rest panel displays mirrored densely packed botanical motifs arabesques rich tapestry- arrangement.