Export from Azerbaijan

In the 13th-14th centuries, many carpets and carpet products were exported from Azerbaijan to foreign countries. Fine ornaments and decorations attracted the attention of famous European artists and were depicted in their works. In the 15th century Dutch artist Hans Memling immortalised the “Shirvan” carpet in his painting “The Virgin Mary Nursing Her Child,” Jan Van Eyck painted the “Zeyve” carpet in his work “Holy Mary,” and German artist Hans Holbein included the “Gazakh” carpet in the “Ambassadors.”