Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . * No. 605. The Doria Sixteenth Century Ispahan Carpe zt J^ J^JL t tfe G()(! Fifteenth Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry Panel^-t* Rectangular shape. The field is entirely covered with a design2>L. inches; width, 8 feet 10 inches. ( Illustrated). w PL, < o 0 // yWr/ c * GOT —Late Fifteenth Century Flemish Marriage Tapestry/o Rectangular shape. Divided horizontally into two compart-ments of inter-related subjects relating t
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . * No. 605. The Doria Sixteenth Century Ispahan Carpe zt J^ J^JL t tfe G()(! Fifteenth Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry Panel^-t* Rectangular shape. The field is entirely covered with a design2>L. inches; width, 8 feet 10 inches. ( Illustrated). w PL, < o 0 // yWr/ c * GOT —Late Fifteenth Century Flemish Marriage Tapestry/o Rectangular shape. Divided horizontally into two compart-ments of inter-related subjects relating to a fifteenth centurymarriage. In the upper one is shown the arrival of the bride-to-be at her future home. In the center, the young woman iskneeling at the feet and grasping the welcoming hands of her be-trotheds mother, while on the left are seen the father, and theyouth himself, leaning against a pillar and gazing Lovingly athis future wife. On the right, behind the bride, stand her motherand father and three of her youthful kinsmen, one of whom,starting forward with an angry gesture, is restrained by a com-panion. In the background are seen fruit trees and the towersand high gibbet of a town. Below, in a field of varicoloredflowers, the bride and bridegroom, now presumably happily mar-ried, are seated in the center of the composition, the bridegroomhanding her a basket of fruits which he holds in bot
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