Tapestry - 15th Century, Weaving, Textiles: The greatest tapestries of the 15th century were produced in the Flemish cities of Arras, Tournai, and Brussels. In the first half of the century it was Arras that particularly prospered under the patronage of the dukes of Burgundy.

Between 1400 and 1530, Flemish weavers developed the ability to reproduce an extraordinary range of surface textures and painterly effects through the use of finer and finer interlocking triangles of color (hatchings or hachures), the juxtaposition of different materials, and the use of different techniques to link the weft threads; compare, for...

From the early fourteenth century, a more sizeable industry capable of producing a steady volume of large, high-quality tapestries took root in the towns of northern France and the southern Netherlands.

The Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn (French: La Chasse à la licorne) is a series of seven tapestries made in the South Netherlands around 1495–1505, and now in The Cloisters in New York. They were possibly designed in Paris and show a group of noblemen and hunters in pursuit of a unicorn through an idealised French landscape.

The Pastrana Tapestries (Portuguese: Tapeçarias de Pastrana) are four large tapestries commissioned by king Afonso V of Portugal to celebrate the successful conquest of the Moroccan cities of Asilah and Tangier by the Portuguese in 1471. Each measures about 11 by 4 meters (36 by 12 feet), and are made of wool and silk.

Brussels tapestry workshops produced tapestry from at least the 15th century, but the city's early production in the Late Gothic International style was eclipsed by the more prominent tapestry-weaving workshops based in Arras and Tournai.

2016年2月22日 · CONTENTS Preface xiii CHAPTER I Pre-Christian Tapestry i CHAPTER II Later Egyptian or Coptic Tapestries 19 CHAPTER III Tapestry in Europe until the 14th Century 41 CHAPTER IV The Parisian Tapestry Workshops in the 14th Century 61 CHAPTER V Tapestries of Arras, Germany and England in the 14th Century 83 …

tapestry, woven decorative fabric, the design of which is built up in the course of weaving. Broadly, the name has been used for almost any heavy material, handwoven, machine woven, or even embroidered, used to cover furniture, walls, or floors or for the decoration of clothing.

2024年9月20日 · During the 15th and 16th centuries, the most powerful monarchies in Western Europe were England, France, and Spain. From 1477 until the 1520s, the countries secured alliances through political marriages. Tapestries were displayed at these royal weddings, signifying wealth, power, and, most importantly, the political affiliations bound by marriage.

15th Century Tapestries The finest tapestry art of the 15th century was created in the Flemish cities of Arras, Tournai, and Brussels. Arras. During the first half of the century it was Arras that gained the upper hand due to the patronage of the Dukes of Burgundy.