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Viking ship, detail from the Överhogdal tapestries Detail from one of the Överhogdal tapestries The five tapestry pieces Three panels from Överhogdal tapestries. The Överhogdal tapestries (Swedish: Överhogdalstapeten) are a group of extraordinarily well-preserved textiles dating from the late Viking Age or the Early Middle Ages that were discovered in the village of Överhogdal in ...
The Unicorn in Captivity (also The Unicorn Rests in a Garden) is a late Gothic era tapestry. It was made in the Southern Netherlands between 1495 and 1505. It is the seventh and final tapestry in The Unicorn Tapestries series. The tapestry depicts a unicorn chained to a tree in a small circular enclosure against a
"The Unicorn Rests in a Garden," also called "The Unicorn in Captivity," is the best-known of the Unicorn Tapestries. [1]The Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn (French: La Chasse à la licorne) is a series of seven tapestries made in the South Netherlands around 1495–1505, and now in The Cloisters in New York.
The six original tapestries illustrate the story of the Grail quest as told in Sir Thomas Malory's 1485 book Le Morte d'Arthur.Like other Morris & Co. tapestries, the Holy Grail sequence was a group effort, with overall composition and figures designed by Edward Burne-Jones, heraldry by William Morris, and foreground florals and backgrounds by John Henry Dearle.
Children Playing Soldiers. The landscape, which Goya used to draw with great care and attention to every aspect, becomes a problem in the weaving. The tapestry weavers cannot fully develop the minutiae that Goya designed. Above all, it is difficult to trace the outlines with the utmost clarity.
Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. The suit against ...
Maksym Belchenko/Getty Images. Going for a quick walk after eating really can help improve digestion and energy, a dietitian says. Walking helps to control blood sugar levels and circulates nutrients.
1. Cracker Barrel. Cracker Barrels are open regular hours on Thanksgiving. You can eat a turkey dinner in the restaurant, or order a Thanksgiving family-size meal to go if you don’t feel like ...