Feuilles de choux tapestry with exotic animals. Oudenaarde, 16th century.
A feuilles de choux tapestry fragment decorated with exotic animals.
Oudenaarde, second half of the 16th century.
The tapestry measures 224 x 117cm.
This early type of tapestry decorated with large voluminous foliage is often referred to as ‘feuilles de choux’ which translates as ‘cabbage leaves’ and often includes a magnitude of exotic and mythical animals. This tapestry fragment in particular is heavily decorated with green foliage containing a bird, butterfly, horse, griffin and a monkey with its young, above the foliage a cityscape can be seen in the distance.
The tapestry is in an exceptional state of preservation and has been cleaned, relined and is ready to hang.
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