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Le Bouquet (1951) by Marc Saint-Saens is among the best and most representative French tapestries of the fifties. It is a tribute to Saint-Saens’s predilection for scenes from nature and rustic life. [6] The museum of the Cité internationale de la tapisserie ) in Aubusson which opened in 2016 has a large collection of Aubusson tapestries.
In the 19th century, the most important producer of tapestries in the world was the city of Aubusson, in France. It was there that Mr. Baumgarten found the Foussadier family who were taken to New York City to work in his company. [2] They had formerly worked at The Royal Windsor Tapestry Manufactory (1876–1890). [3]
Aubusson is well known for its tapestry and carpets, which have been famous throughout the world since the 14th century. The origins of this craft date to the arrival of weavers from Flanders, who took refuge in Aubusson around 1580. There is a famous collection of Aubusson tapestries at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. The style of the tapestries produced ...
The Pastoral Amusements, (French: Les Amusements champêtres) is a series of tapestries designed between 1720 and 1730 [1] by Jean-Baptiste Oudry for Noël-Antoine de Mérou, then director of the Royal Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory. The first production of the designs took place at Beauvais in 1731. [2]
The Moravská gobelínová manufaktura (MGM), is a tapestry manufactory in Valašské Meziříčí in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.The manufactory has been involved in the area of handmade classical and artistic tapestries, restoring and also creating new pieces with modern themes for more than fifty years.
Aubusson is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Aubusson, Creuse, in the Creuse département, well known for the manufacture of Aubusson tapestry and carpets; Aubusson, Orne, in the Orne département; Aubusson-d'Auvergne, in the Puy-de-Dôme département
As a painter to the King, he created several designs for tapestries, including a few on the history of Achilles, that were woven at the Aubusson manufactory. [2] Some are kept at the Hospices de Beaune, along with miniatures depicting scenes from the life of Christ. A series on Ulysses may be seen at the Château de Villemonteix .
Two inventories of 1539 and 1543 list the tapestries of James V. [22] Some of these had belonged to James IV, though Gavin Douglas said that Regent Albany had cut up royal crimson and purple hangings to make clothes for his servants and pages, [23] but many were bought by James V, or were presents from Francis I of France on his marriage to Madeleine of Valois. [24]