Large Leaf Verdure with Animals and Birds
A dense green field of scrolling foliage and flowers fills this tapestry, with lions, deer, dogs, peacocks and falcons scattered among blossoms in tones of red, ochre and cream. A narrow red and cream border frames the wool composition, worked in fine interlocking weave.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1525-1550
- Medium
- Wool; slit, single dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 4 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diame
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 951 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1550).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago through the Jessie Landon Fund
