17th c. French Tapestry, depicting a lush verdure forest scene

A Flemish verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, picturing a finely detailed verdant landscape setting, with several bushes and flowers in an idyllic locale. Enclosed with...

A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a paradisiacal vision of a remote cottage with a beautiful waterfall placed within a lush lakeside setti...

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...

A finely woven silk and wool tapestry, depicting a wooded landscape, with a bird resting on a tree trunk and ostrich plumes in each corner.

Very big tapestry of the 17th century of the royal manufacture of Aubusson of the period "Verdure". Very beautiful work of craftsmanship for this unique p...

A French tapestry from the 17th century, incorporating verdure and rustic elements, with a hunting scene in the foreground; a dog attacking a pheasant. The scene takes place in a woo...