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History of Tapestry
Tapestries have been woven for hundreds of years in diverse cultures. Both ancient Egyptians and the Incas buried their dead in tapestry woven clothing. Important civic buildings of the Greek Empire, including the Parthenon, had walls covered with them. However it was the French medieval weavers who brought the craft to fruition. They used working sketches which they freely adapted with imagination and sometimes humour.
By the Renaissance these had become full-sized working drawings ('cartoons') which were rigidly copied by the weavers.
A positive development of French revolution period was the invention of the Jacquard loom in Flanders in 1804. It enabled tapestries to become accessible to a wider market and it still forms the basis of the techniques used today.
Modern tapestry weaving owes much to the vigour and freedom bought by the Arts and Crafts Movement headed by William Morris in England. He revived many old crafts; tapestry weaving being one of the beneficiaries of his fresh vision and creative energy.
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Title: All-seeing eye
Artist:
Size: 19 1/4 x 19 5/8 in (49 x 50 cm)
Material: wool on
Year: 2003
Price: 280.00$
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