Tapestries, their origin, history and renaissance (1912)
Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · New York, John Lane company; · leaf 238
n 20 pieces thatmust have cost not less than 60,000 golden ecus.It was designed by the painter Bronzino who alsodesigned a Parnassus, a Hippocrene, a Marsyas.In 1550 Roost wove the Story of Saint Mark for theancient basilica of Venice, after cartoons by JacopoSansovino. Other cartoons were those of… … 222 TAPESTRIES—THEIR ORIGIN of art. They are distinguished by showy affectationand theatrical pomp. The extreme of decadencewas reached by a Flemish painter named Jan VanStraaten (Stradano), who was the art director ofthe works during the last few years of the XVIcentury. One of the first tapestry…
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