Medieval Archives - Page 2 of 6 - PIR Vintage Tapestries

44816 – Cavalier

Price range: $560.00 through $2,100.00

A starless night and a boldly drawn composition yield a very dramatic tapestry scene. Taken from a 14th century fresco in Sienna's town square, the scene features a cavalier proudly trotting on his horse after his victory over the castles of Montemassi and Sassoforte.

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44044 – Leaving for the Hunt

Price range: $436.00 through $1,452.00

Woven in Brussels at the beginning of the 16th century, the tapestry shows one of the nobilty's favorite passtimes "Hawking". This adaptation is unusual and striking for its various shades of blue. The original is on display in the Cluny Museum in Paris.

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43955 – Three Mounted Noblemen

$1,272.00

Three mounted noblemen are departing from the castle on a falconing expedition. The original, now in the Cluny Museum in Paris, was woven in the Loire Valley in the 16th century.

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43947 – The Dance- Without Border

Price range: $3,330.00 through $6,190.00

Part of the famous "Noble Pastorale" series of tapestries woven around 1530. The Dance is an exquisite representation of French originality of the period expressing the graceful art of tapestry weaving.

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43946 – The Dance- With Border

Price range: $3,330.00 through $5,106.00

Part of the famous "Noble Pastorale" series of tapestries woven around 1530. The Dance is an exquisite representation of French originality of the period expressing the graceful art of tapestry weaving.

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43941 – The Afternoon Walk of the Duke of Berry

Price range: $1,262.00 through $2,200.00

The month of May, traditionally a month of love and romance is illustrated here as Prince Jean de France, Duke of Berry, enjoys a relaxed Spring ride in the company of a sweet lady. The soft pastel colors of this tapestry stand in contrast to the traditional dark background found in most tapestries of the period.

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43925-The Falconer

$280.00

The Falconer is on exhibit in the Cluny Museum in Paris, is all that remains of a much larger 15th Century original that was part of a series of tapestries known as "Scenes of Seignioral (lordy) Life." Its realistically drawn figures have been lifted out of context and silhouetted against a mille fleurs background.

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43918 – The Promenade

$630.00

The Castle is a small close-up section of detail from the famous Hunt of the Unicorn tapestry. Outside a feudal 14th century castle, we see people in the dress of the time.

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43917 – The Castle

$630.00

The Castle is a small close-up section of detail from the famous Hunt of the Unicorn tapestry. Outside a feudal 14th century castle, we see people in the dress of the time.

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43916 – Nobelwoman

Price range: $660.00 through $2,380.00

A young noble woman, riding side-saddle, is escorted by a young lord through a flower-filled field, which gives a rustic character to the whole scene. They are surrounded by ladies-in-waiting, a woodcutter and a monkey dressed as a peasant. The Noblewoman tapestries are woven in an extremely fine weave, giving the characters extraordinary detail.

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43893 – Wine Making- Left Panel

$940.00

A lord and lady visit the vineyards to taste the first grapes of the season while workers harvest and press the grapes around them. The original tapestry is now in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The Wine Making series is woven in extremely fine Jacquard weave giving the figures extraordinary detail.

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43892 – Wine Making- Right Panel

$940.00

A lord and lady visit the vineyards to taste the first grapes of the season while workers harvest and press the grapes around them. The original tapestry is now in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The Wine Making series is woven in an extremely fine Jacquard weave giving the figures extraordinary detail.

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