Caption

Fragment of verdure tapestry depicting flowers, leaves, floral ornaments, trees, birds, pastoral landscapes and interior furnishings; densely occupied surface with tree branches, and at the bottom tall plants with broad heart-shaped leaves; a crested bird hoopoe visible in the foliage; no border. Colors: navy blue, blue, green, and beige. 17th–18th century, Flanders. Wool tapestry, height 336 cm, width 136 cm., A vertical rectangular textile with a narrow dark border shows a lush forest scene dominated by deep greens and blues in the foliage and background, with areas of muted yellow and gold highlighting leaves and branches. In the lower section a group of large rounded leaves in bluish-green tones forms a dense undergrowth, punctuated by clusters of reddish flowers with warm orange and rust accents. Midway up, tree trunks and branches in brown and ochre rise through layered foliage, and a few paler yellow leaves catch light against the darker canopy. Upper areas are filled with overlapping foliage in deep green and teal, creating a textured leafy backdrop with subtle brown branches threaded through. Overall the piece presents a richly colored natural scene with emphasis on greens, blues, yellows, browns, and reds.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.2Mb (5.7Mb) / 9.6in x 20.0in / 2865 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment verdure tapestry depicting flowers leaves floral ornaments trees birds pastoral landscapes interior furnishings densely occupied surface tree branches bottom tall plants broad heart-shaped leaves crested bird hoopoe visible foliage no border Colors navy blue green beige 17th–18th century Flanders Wool tapestry height 336 cm width 136 cm vertical rectangular textile narrow dark border lush forest scene dominated deep greens blues background areas muted yellow gold highlighting branches lower section group large rounded bluish-green tones forms dense undergrowth punctuated clusters reddish flowers warm orange rust accents Midway up tree trunks brown ochre rise layered foliage paler yellow catch light darker canopy Upper areas filled overlapping foliage deep green teal creating textured leafy backdrop subtle brown branches threaded piece presents richly colored natural scene emphasis greens yellows browns reds.