. Illustrated cataloge of the costly tapestries, beautiful old laces, antique brocades and velvets, gold and enamel snuffboxes, watches, 18th century fans, Louis Quinze furniture from the collection of the Duc D'Avaray of Paris [electronic resource] . Second and Last Afternoon 255— Large Renaissance Tapestry (en suite) The spirited composition of this panel, with warrior subject, pre-sents the surrender of a fallen soldier in armor and red tunic,whose steed has been caught by a Nubian slave. While foot soldiersare about to flee in dismay, others who are mounted are gallopingto the front, led b
. Illustrated cataloge of the costly tapestries, beautiful old laces, antique brocades and velvets, gold and enamel snuffboxes, watches, 18th century fans, Louis Quinze furniture from the collection of the Duc D'Avaray of Paris [electronic resource] . Second and Last Afternoon 255— Large Renaissance Tapestry (en suite) The spirited composition of this panel, with warrior subject, pre-sents the surrender of a fallen soldier in armor and red tunic,whose steed has been caught by a Nubian slave. While foot soldiersare about to flee in dismay, others who are mounted are gallopingto the front, led bv a youthful person or amazon with a spear whois clad in blue tunic. The middle distance, with hills and trees,includes a fortified city whose portals receive fleeing men. Thesun appears above the remote mountains surrounded by smallwhirling clouds and showing the faint outlines of a saintly wide border on this tapestry, with similar details of figures,flowers and fruit, includes oval cartouches that enclose form ofminiature landscape and figures of courtly dames and knights inearly Renaissance. The blue margin below bears the Brussels-Brabant mark and the right side holds mark of weaver. l/iii/hl. II feel (i iiirltif; iciiltli, I
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