Caption

Figural tapestry, provenance, subject: royal feast — around a table under hanging draperies sit a king and queen in crowns on the left, a young crowned woman in the center, and on the right two men in armor with a servant behind them. On the table, a peacock platter among the tableware. Border with motifs of vases of leaves and palmettes and floral ornaments. Features flowers; decorative fabric for interior furnishings. Materials: woven fabrics; colors: ochre brown, green, and blue. 17th century, Flanders. Dimensions: height 268 cm, width 300 cm., A woven scene shows a group of people seated around a table beneath draped curtains, with a decorative border framing the image; colors visible include shades of blue, gold, beige, brown, green, cream, and touches of pink and red. The left side depicts a crowned figure wearing fur-trimmed robes and seated on a cushioned seat, next to a woman in a light-colored gown and jewelry; at the center sits another crowned person in a pale dress. To the right a group of figures in armor and cloaks lean forward toward the table, one wearing a helmet with a plume and another draped in a flowing cloak. The table displays covered dishes and serving vessels, and the floor beneath shows wooden planks. The surrounding border features ornate floral and foliate motifs in gold and contrasting tones, and the upper drapery has tassels and folds. The textile shows signs of wear at the edges and some color fading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_110

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96.0Mb (11.1Mb) / 20.0in x 18.6in / 6000 x 5593 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figural tapestry provenance subject royal feast table under hanging draperies sit king queen crowns left young crowned woman center right two men armor servant them table peacock platter tableware Border motifs vases leaves palmettes floral ornaments Features flowers decorative fabric interior furnishings Materials woven fabrics colors ochre brown green blue 17th century Flanders Dimensions height 268 cm width 300 cm woven scene group people seated table beneath draped curtains decorative border framing image colors visible include shades gold beige cream touches pink red left side depicts crowned figure wearing fur-trimmed robes seated cushioned seat next light-colored gown jewelry sits another person pale dress right figures cloaks lean forward helmet plume another draped flowing cloak table displays covered dishes serving vessels floor beneath wooden planks surrounding border features ornate floral foliate motifs contrasting tones upper drapery tassels folds textile signs wear edges color fading.