Medieval Woodcutters Silkscreen Tapestry - 130 X 193 Cm (4'3" X 6'4") - Requires Rod Size 5

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Originally woven at the Tournai Workshops in Flanders at the end of the fifteenth century, this tapestry depicts country folk … Read more Originally woven at the Tournai Workshops in Flanders at the end of the fifteenth century, this tapestry depicts country folk working in a rustic forest landscape. The scene is of peasants engaged in wood-cutting, partaking of a repast while they rest from their labours. Using their axes and scythes, the workers are using the branches of the trees they have felled, to make wattle fencing known as hurdles. In the Middle Ages, tapestries were almost exclusively commissioned by the nobility of the day, yet they often featured scenes from everyday life, including peasant activities. The disproportion of the subject matter is an unmistakable distinguishing feature of tapestries of this period. The style of this tapestry reflects a transitional period between the Mille-Fleurs tapestries of the fifteenth century and the landscape scenes of the Renaissance period.
This beautiful tapestry is Silkscreened (also known as serigraphed) onto an irregularly woven fabric made from wool, cotton or linen. Considerable labour is required with this process including hand-painting to finish the details. Silk screen tapestries appear antiqued and aged giving them the look and feel of tapestries that hang in museums today. This tapestry is fully lined incorporating a sleeve along the top for hanging with a Hines hanging rod. Alternatively, this tapestry can be hung with a wooden batten which is a concealed method of hanging.

Composition: Silk Screened
Finish on reverse: This tapestry is fully backed with luxury cotton lining incorporating a sleeve along the top for hanging purposes. See less