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A Lion, Leopard and other Animals
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This work is an example of a "feuilles de choux" tapestry that was produced in the tapestry centers of Enghien, Geraardsbergen and Oudenaarde in the late 15th- and early 16th century. The original border of the tapestry is missing and it seems like the tapestry was cut down.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Francis Calley Gray
Title: A Lion, Leopard and other Animals
Description:
This work is an example of a "feuilles de choux" tapestry that was produced in the tapestry centers of Enghien, Geraardsbergen and Oudenaarde in the late 15th- and early 16th century.
The original border of the tapestry is missing and it seems like the tapestry was cut down.
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