Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:05 PM

Morning Modelbuch (11/19/2019)

This valance in the Hermitage is an interesting take on the hunting scene motifs that show up a lot. There are loads of different patterns all packed in. Divided into sections with a frame reminiscent of other patterns there is a couple of the hunting scenes, gryphons, and lions. Not to mention the birds along the side. 16th century French or Italian. Inventory number ?-54 https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/11.Textiles,Tapestry/254119/

Patterns from _Les Singuliers et nouveaux pourtraicts_ by Federico Vinciolo, originally published in 1587. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105480164/f1.item