Caption

Figural tapestry, Pastoral scene with a shepherd, a shepherdess, and a boy. In the center of the landscape, a man with a knot on a stick, accompanied by a boy and a woman with a switch in hand, are heading right toward a distant village. In front of them, closer to the foreground, stands a goat and a flock of sheep, while a donkey emerges from behind the woman. The scene is flanked by tall columns decorated with garlands of interwoven flowers. Above, between the columns, a similar garland hangs attached to the architrave; smaller flower garlands hang low on a pendant entwining a shepherd's hat, staff, and wineskin. Colors: light cream background, multicolored flower garlands predominate in shades of pink and green in whitened tones. Fabrics with pastoral love scenes were popular from the late 1770s and were modeled on drawings by Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet 1745–1811. Date: 1750–1780. Place of origin: France. Material: fabric tapestry. Dimensions: height 220 cm, width 180 cm., A rectangular embroidered textile with an off-white background and a pale beige border, decorated with a garland of flowers in pink, red, green, and touches of blue draped near the top; a central floral and ribbon medallion in pink and green hangs from the garland; two vertical decorative columns on either side in warm golden and brown tones are entwined with floral clusters in pink, red, green, and blue; near the lower area a pastoral scene shows a few human figures dressed in garments with pink, red, beige, and brown hues standing among a group of grazing animals rendered in muted browns, greys, and beige, with grassy ground in shades of green and small floral accents in pink and blue; overall the piece displays embroidery texture and areas of wear on a light neutral ground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_137

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88.2Mb (7.7Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5139 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figural tapestry Pastoral scene shepherd shepherdess boy center landscape man knot stick accompanied woman switch hand heading right distant village front them closer foreground stands goat flock sheep donkey emerges scene flanked tall columns decorated garlands interwoven flowers garland hangs attached architrave smaller flower garlands hang low pendant entwining shepherd's hat staff wineskin Colors light cream background multicolored flower garlands predominate shades pink green whitened tones Fabrics pastoral love scenes popular late 1770s modeled drawings Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet 1745–1811 Date 1750–1780 Place origin France Material fabric tapestry Dimensions height 220 cm width 180 cm rectangular embroidered textile off-white background pale beige border garland flowers red touches blue draped near top central floral ribbon medallion green hangs two vertical decorative columns side warm golden brown tones entwined floral clusters lower area pastoral scene human figures dressed garments brown hues standing group grazing animals rendered muted browns greys grassy ground small floral accents piece displays embroidery texture areas wear light neutral ground.