Large-leafed verdure with animals, Tapestry, large-leafed verdure with animals. A brownish-black fond is filled by symmetrical richly-branched volute tendrils. The center stem springs from a knotted cloth of pink (emblem of Gia, N geleazzo Visconti). Lancet-shaped, yellow-girdled leaves alternate with large flowers, the parts of which are blue, red, yellow and white in color; including rosette-shaped flowers with ribbon leaves shaped like lightning (perhaps radiant suns, also emblem of Visconti). Further numerous variations with bud-shaped and awl-shaped hearts. In between and somewhat symmetrically grouped wild animals such as, lynx, lion, griffin, deer, fox, badger, peacock, owl and falcons (?). The yellow and green edged narrow border shows on red fond candelabra motifs in yellow, blue and white. The border is dark blue at the corners., maker: anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1525 - c. 1530, ketting: wool, tapestry, height 282 cm × width 484 cm
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Large-leafed verdure, animals, Tapestry, large-leafed verdure, animals, brownish-black fond, filled, symmetrical richly-branched volute tendrils, center stem springs, knotted cloth, pink, emblem, Gia, N geleazzo Visconti, Lancet-shaped, yellow-girdled leaves alternate, large flowers, parts, blue, red, yellow, white, color, rosette-shaped flowers, ribbon leaves shaped, lightning, perhaps radiant suns, emblem, Visconti, Further numerous variations, bud-shaped, awl-shaped hearts, somewhat symmetrically grouped wild animals, lynx, lion, griffin, deer, fox, badger, peacock, owl, falcons, yellow, green edged narrow border, red fond candelabra motifs, yellow, blue, white, border, dark blue, corners, maker, anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c, 1525, c, 1530, ketting, wool, tapestry, height 282 cm, width 484 cm
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