Caption

Tapestry, Mythological scene: in the center foreground Endymion lies on the ground with a staff beside him; above him stands Diana with raised arms and a dog. Background: a forest and, on the right, a hilly landscape. Border with scrolls of flowers and acanthus leaves; masks in the upper corners. Motifs: flowers, leaves, floral ornaments, trees, landscapes. Colors: brown, beige, and green. 1st half of the 18th century, Europe. Textiles; height 312 cm, width 263 cm., A woven rectangular tapestry with a decorative border in shades of gold, brown, and muted green surrounds a central scene rendered in deep blue, green, beige, and tan tones. The central scene shows a wooded landscape with several trees bearing pale yellowish foliage against a dark blue-green background. In the foreground, a figure in a flowing beige dress stands with arms raised and fabric draping around the legs, while another figure reclines on the ground wearing similar beige clothing. A seated dog with tan and brown coloring is positioned between the two figures. Low grasses and leafy plants in green and tan appear along the ground. The border features ornate floral and scroll motifs in gold, brown, cream, and muted green, with corner and side embellishments in matching colors. The tapestry cloth shows visible woven texture and subtle variations in color and shading across the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_026

License type

Rights managed

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85.6Mb (12.9Mb) / 16.6in x 20.0in / 4986 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry Mythological scene center foreground Endymion lies ground staff beside stands Diana raised arms dog Background forest right hilly landscape Border scrolls flowers acanthus leaves masks upper corners Motifs leaves floral ornaments trees landscapes Colors brown beige green 1st half 18th century Europe Textiles height 312 cm width 263 cm woven rectangular tapestry decorative border shades gold muted green surrounds central scene rendered deep blue tan tones central scene wooded landscape several trees bearing pale yellowish foliage dark blue-green background foreground figure flowing beige dress stands arms raised fabric draping legs another figure reclines ground wearing beige clothing seated dog tan brown coloring positioned two figures Low grasses leafy plants border features ornate floral scroll motifs cream muted green corner side embellishments matching colors tapestry cloth visible woven texture subtle variations color shading across scene.