Caption

Tapestry — verdure., Subject: in the foreground a large tree with leafy branches filling the upper part of the fabric; on the right a hunter with a rifle; on the left a river with swimming ducks and a small bridge; floral ornaments and landscapes. Materials/technique: woven decorative fabric, tapestry. Colors: beige, green, blue. Date: 18th century. Place of origin: Flanders. Dimensions: height 250 cm, width 250 cm. Keywords: ducks, flowers, hunters, interior furnishings, weaving, verdure, decorative fabrics., A woven scene depicting a wooded landscape with a large central tree with a twisted trunk and spreading branches, surrounded by a group of smaller trees and dense foliage; the leaves appear in shades of dark blue, deep green, and pale yellow, while the tree trunks and ground show brown and tan tones; a winding path or clearing leads into the distance with grassy areas in muted green and yellow, and a small body of water reflecting lighter tones; in the lower right a solitary figure wearing earth-toned clothing stands near the tree, and in the foreground left there are tall reedlike plants in dark green; the overall palette includes dark blue, deep green, pale yellow, brown, tan, and muted green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_087

License type

Rights managed

Available size

101.0Mb (11.5Mb) / 20.0in x 19.6in / 6000 x 5886 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry verdure Subject foreground large tree leafy branches filling upper part fabric right hunter rifle left river swimming ducks small bridge floral ornaments landscapes Materials technique woven decorative fabric tapestry Colors beige green blue Date 18th century Place origin Flanders Dimensions height 250 cm width 250 cm Keywords ducks flowers hunters interior furnishings weaving decorative fabrics woven scene depicting wooded landscape large central tree twisted trunk spreading branches surrounded group smaller trees dense foliage leaves shades dark blue deep green pale yellow tree trunks ground brown tan tones winding path clearing leads distance grassy areas muted green yellow small body water reflecting lighter tones lower right solitary figure wearing earth-toned clothing stands near tree foreground left tall reedlike plants dark green palette includes dark tan muted green.