Caption

Tapestry — verdure. In the center, on the trunk of a broken tree, a duck sits among clumps of sparsely growing trees. Palace buildings are visible through the trees; mountains in the distance. Border with floral motifs and scattered flowers and birds. Materials: woven tapestry; colors: brown, green, olive, and sand. 17th–18th century, Aubusson. Function: decorative interior furnishing; height 290 cm, width 437 cm., A rectangular woven textile with a decorative border surrounds a central landscape scene featuring a wooded area with a group of trees, leafy canopies, and visible trunks and roots. In the foreground there are broad leaves and plants, and a perched bird with outstretched wings on a stump or branch. Behind the trees a body of water is visible, with more vegetation and a distant building partially obscured by foliage. The border has a repeating floral or circular motif. Dominant colors visible include green, brown, beige, tan, and touches of dark blue and muted red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_117

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70.5Mb (8.3Mb) / 20.0in x 13.7in / 6000 x 4106 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry verdure center trunk broken tree duck sits clumps sparsely growing trees Palace buildings visible mountains distance Border floral motifs scattered flowers birds Materials woven tapestry colors brown green olive sand 17th–18th century Aubusson Function decorative interior furnishing height 290 cm width 437 cm rectangular woven textile decorative border surrounds central landscape scene featuring wooded area group leafy canopies visible trunks roots foreground broad leaves plants perched bird outstretched wings stump branch body water vegetation distant building partially obscured foliage border repeating floral circular motif Dominant colors visible include beige tan touches dark blue muted red.