Reproduction Wall Tapestry HAND-WOVEN Fruit Picking XVI LOUVRE
- Dimensions :
- H102 x W173 x D2
- Color :
- multicolour
- Material :
- wool/cotton
- Style :
- classic
Exact reproduction of the original displayed at the Louvre Museum of a wall tapestry representing "Noble Pastoral" or "Fruit Harvest" from the early 16th century, circa 1500. Made of cotton and linen, lined with hessian. Numbered LC47. Handwoven and painted on linen. In very good condition with sewn hooks for hanging and a wooden support bar. Dimensions: h 102 cm, w 173 cm. "Fruit Harvest, " a tapestry from the "Noble Pastoral" at the Louvre. The exact title of the piece is "Hopscotch and Fruit Harvests, from the Tapestry of the Noble Pastoral, " dated around 1500 and currently on display at the Louvre Museum. This tapestry is part of a series of three pieces called "The Noble Pastoral"; it depicts idealised pastoral activities, with noble characters playing shepherds and shepherdesses. Useful details: • Title: Hopscotch and Fruit Harvests, from the Tapestry of the Noble Pastoral. • Date: circa 1500. • Technique/material: tapestry in wool and silk. • Location of the original: Louvre Museum, room 509. • Subject: a man harvesting fruit with his crook, while a woman receives them in the folds of her dress.