Bruges Tapestry From The Louis XIV Period

Bruges Tapestry XVII Century "Exceptional 17th century tapestry, woven in Bruges (Flanders) The workshops worked mainly for the courts and nobility of Europe. This Tapestry is exceptional, having retained its freshness. Its register is summer with the harvests and is part of a series of hangings in four panels with the theme of the four seasons. The composition of the cardboard inclines us to suggest that it is probably a work of Jan Wildens (1586-1653). A rich border, composed of flowers and fruits with a small dog at the bottom in the center (a particularity of certain Antwerp workshops), pleasantly enhances the high quality of this tapestry. Elegant courtiers animate this composition which represents a scene of entertainment at the court of a lord. It is necessary to note the diversity of hairstyles worn by these characters appearing on the tapestry. The structure of the composition of the characters suggests a double interpretation, one mythological with the Goddess Ceres (or Demeter for the Greeks) and her daughter Proserpine (or Persephone for the Greeks), and the other more contemporary at the time of the creation of the tapestry. If the women's clothing suggests that the patron of this tapestry could be a follower of the rigor required by the "Reformed" church, the hat in the hands of one of the characters in the background in the center invites us to believe it. To the left of the panel we can see the harvesters working in the fields, mowing and tying the bales of wheat. Of the characters in the central scene, on the left the Goddess Ceres dressed in red, her tutelary color, in front of her her daughter, Proserpine, lying on the sheaves and a gallant bourgeois in the background, two other young women to whom Ceres presents crowns of wheat, symbol of fertility and fecundity. I guarantee you a well-cleaned tapestry, in good condition with its fixing system. If necessary, we will specify the work that has been carried out. All our tapestries can be presented to you at your home in the Provence Languedoc region and Paris, Ile de France in France without commitment. Ask for our conditions. Free shipping in France. Full refund if the Tapestry does not meet your expectations. Let's buy Old and Modern tapestries Travel France and Europe. Send photographs jeanlouisgoy@orange.fr