The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . Tim royal collection contains 2000 largo pieces. Richstores also belong to the principal cathedrals, snch as Toledo, whichon the feast of Corpns Christi is completely Iiung round with tapestryuutside as well as inside. In the 17th century tapestry looms wereworked in Spain under royal patronage. One of Velazquezs linestpictures iu llie Madrid Cailery (Las Hilanderas) r
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . Tim royal collection contains 2000 largo pieces. Richstores also belong to the principal cathedrals, snch as Toledo, whichon the feast of Corpns Christi is completely Iiung round with tapestryuutside as well as inside. In the 17th century tapestry looms wereworked in Spain under royal patronage. One of Velazquezs linestpictures iu llie Madrid Cailery (Las Hilanderas) represents tho visitof some court hulie:. to a tapestry ifjue, iu which women are work-ing the looms. of that period ; and ia the laborious but artistically worth-less productions of the Gobelin factory more than 14,000differently tinted wools are now used. In the 16th century the art began to decline; very slightsymptoms of decadence are visible in the beautiful tapestrieswith Petrarchs yj-iMm/j/is in the South Kensington Museum,—most gorgeous pieces of textile art, of the richest decora-tive effect. These were worked very soon after 1500 (seefig. 10). The influence of Piaphael and his school succeeded. i n^mujmwww Fio. 10.—Figure of Lucretia from the Triumpli of Chastity, woveuat Brussels about 1507. Her dress is an Italian velvet, similarin stylo to that shown in fig. 6. that of the 15th-century Flemish painters, and was utterlydestructive of true art value in tapestry. Raphaels car-toons, fine as they are in composition, are designed withoutthe least reference to textile requirements, and are merelylarge pictures, which the weavers had to copy as best theymight. This new style, which reduced the art to a feeblecopy ism of painting, gave the death-blow to the produc-tion of really fine tapestry. Brussels became the chief])lace for the manufacture after the taking of Arras byLouis XI. in 1477, and its weavers with wonderful skillimitated any sort of painting that was
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