A collection of art displaying carpets, tapestries and weavings as a significant element.
The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533, From the collection of: The National Gallery, London
Another gorgeous Turkik rug on the table, and not underfoot. The carpet seems to be an item of trade, a symbol of wealth and power for to own a carpet from a far off land, one must have been wealthy and sophisticated.
The Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse, 1888, From the collection of: Tate Britain
The Lady wove the story of Sir Lancelot on the beautiful tapestry . A life foretold. If you zoom in, you can see the exquisite details.
The Princess from the Land of Porcelain (La Princesse du pays de la porcelaine), James McNeill Whistler, 1863-1865, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Blue Chinese carpet underfoot. I imagine it to be silk like the Princess' robes.
The birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, 1483 - 1485, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
The gorgeous cloth that is being offered to wrap the perfect being of Venus must be perfect itself. What a color Botticelli selected!
Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, queen of France, and her children, Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun, 1787, From the collection of: Palace of Versailles
Gorgeous Turkik tribal rug on the table. It is so realistic that I can imagine the smell of the carpet, and the feel of the rough wool. It is a symbol of exotic trade of goods from far off lands.
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