Tapestries, their origin, history and renaissance (1912)
Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · New York, John Lane company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 38
effects impossible with paint. With the full Renaissance of the XVI centurycame Raphael, whose cartoons, illustrating the Actsof the Apostles for Pope Leo X, did irreparable harmto the art of telling stories decoratively in tapestry.After him, and as the result of his influence, weaverswere urged… … QUEEN OF SHEBA PLATE no. 20. King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, an exquisitely beautiful Flemish Gothic tapestry at the Poldizzoli Museum in Milan. It illustrates the effectiveness of tapestry texture as a medium for the expression of richly pat-ned textiles and robes. 30 TAPESTRIES—THEIR ORIGIN…
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