Légende

Tapestry, Tapestry embroidered in wool and silk on linen canvas. In the upper part, within a decorative cartouche, is the bust of a nobleman in zupan and delia, with a mustache and shaved hair. Around it are dense scrolls of large leaves, flowers, and fruit. Among them, in the lower part, the figure of a bird. No border. Vivid colors: brown background, blue, sapphire, green, ochre, beige, red, pink ornament. The plant motifs of the nine fabrics comprising this set do not differ from each other. Stylized leaves, flowers, and fruit fill the entire surface of the panel. The composition unfolds on both sides of the axis, defining a symmetrical division of the decoration, similar to the large-pattern silk upholstery fabrics fashionable in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Minor differences include the inclusion of small animal silhouettes on some panels. All fabrics are decorated with the same fruit: plump bunches of black and white grapes, yellow apples, and dark red cherries. Vivid colors, brown background, shaded ornament: pink, sapphire red, blue, green, yellow, gray, ochre, and brown. First half of the 18th century, Poland. Fabrics, height 278 cm, width 61 cm., A long vertical textile panel with a central narrow portrait of a man near the top, surrounded by an ornate symmetrical pattern made up of stylized floral and foliate motifs. The design features a variety of rounded and scrolling leaf shapes, rosettes, and flower heads arranged in repeating mirrored compositions along the length of the panel. Colors visible include deep blue, bright yellow, rich red, warm gold, creamy beige, olive green, soft pink, brown, and touches of white, set against a darker background. The embroidery or pile shows textured raised areas and smoother flat sections, giving a three-dimensional appearance to the floral forms. Small rounded fruit-like shapes and clustered berry motifs appear interspersed among the foliate elements. The overall effect is dense, highly decorative, and r

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A12_006

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40.3Mo (3.1Mo) / 18.3cm x 55.1cm / 2165 x 6508 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Tapestry Tapestry embroidered wool silk linen canvas upper part within decorative cartouche bust nobleman zupan delia mustache shaved hair dense scrolls large leaves flowers fruit them lower part figure bird No border Vivid colors brown background blue sapphire green ochre beige red pink ornament plant motifs nine fabrics comprising set do differ Stylized leaves fruit fill entire surface panel composition unfolds sides axis defining symmetrical division decoration large-pattern silk upholstery fabrics fashionable late 17th early 18th centuries Minor differences include inclusion small animal silhouettes panels fabrics decorated plump bunches black white grapes yellow apples dark cherries brown background shaded ornament pink sapphire red yellow gray First half 18th century Poland Fabrics height 278 cm width 61 cm long vertical textile panel central narrow portrait man near top surrounded ornate symmetrical pattern up stylized floral foliate motifs design features variety rounded scrolling leaf shapes rosettes flower heads arranged repeating mirrored compositions length Colors visible include deep blue bright yellow rich red warm gold creamy beige olive green soft pink touches white set darker background embroidery pile textured raised areas smoother flat sections giving three-dimensional appearance floral forms Small fruit- shapes clustered berry motifs interspersed foliate elements effect dense highly decorative richly colored repeating ornamental motifs.