Limited Edition, Fine Art Deco Belgium Tapestry

This very fine Oudenaarde tapestry is one in the series related to the mythological story of Ulysses. It was woven in the late 18th century using t...

The Aubusson tapestry manufacture of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries managed to compete with the royal manufacture of Gobelins tapestry and the privileged position of Beauvais tapestry. Tapestry manufacture at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France, may have developed from looms in isolated family workshops established by Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century. Typically, Aubusson tapestries depended on engravings as a design source or the full-scale cartoons from which the low-warp tapestry-weavers worked. As with Flemish and Parisian tapestries...

Large Flemish verdure tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a tranquil scene in a woodland setting, with stately trees at right and left in the foreground, with an exotic bird resting in the grass beneath their shadow, and further trees in some grassy knolls in the middle distance and background. Enclosed within a scrolling foliate border. Wool with silk inlay. Complete with backing. Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...

This magnificent tapestry was woven in Flanders during the middle of the European Renaissance, in the late 1500s. At this time, Flanders was creating some of the best textiles in the world, and many of the rich wooded scenes with animals and hunting motifs began to appear. Tapestries subjects were thick forests and park lands, hunting scenes filled with deer, birds, exotic animals, and even mythological creatures. These were later referred to as Game Park tapestries...

Flemish 17th century Verdure tapestry. 4' wide x 9'2" height. A beautiful scene of lush flowers, life like trees and bushes. Handsome bi...

Aubusson tapestry is tapestry manufactured at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France. The term often covers the similar products made in the nearby town of Felletin, whose products are often treated as "Aubusson". The industry had probably developed since soon after 1300 in looms in family workshops, perhaps already run by the Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century. Aubusson tapestry of the 19th century managed to compete with the royal manufacture of Gobelins tapestry and the privileged position of Beauvais tapestry, although generally regarded as not their equal. As with Flemish and Parisian tapestries...

Antique Art Deco velvet fabric. Persian style woven motif. Warm red, orange and black velvety surface. Dimensions: 257W x 135H cm.

Wøven into German jacquard looms in one hundred percent cotton with our exclusive patterns, each of our tapestries are finished by hand in the united states. The technique used to cr...

Wøven into German jacquard looms in one hundred percent cotton with our exclusive patterns, each of our tapestries are finished by hand in the united states. The technique used to cr...

Brightly-coloured vintage French tapestry palace interior scene with fountains, arches and flowers etc.

Woven into German jacquard looms in one hundred percent cotton with our exclusive patterns, each of our tapestries are finished by hand in the united states. The technique used to cr...

Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art & Magnificence by Thomas Campbell. Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002. 1st Ed Exhibition hardcover catalog....