This might be one of the best posts I have ever seen. The attention to detail, the image clarity, and the essay itself..it’s a masterclass in putting together an engaging piece.
Wow, thanks, I appreciate that! I'm glad you enjoyed it. This is actually the first in a trio of linked essays that I'll post every two weeks or so. The next one is on the unicorn in medieval thought, and then the final will be a very close look at the two famous unicorn tapestry cycles in the Cluny and Met museums.
I knew there were tapestries but I did not know about them as an artistic industry or that they preceded the use of oil paints. This was very informative and inspiring. I love fabrics, but don't have the patience or skill for weaving, crochet or other fabric arts.
I wouldn't have the patience for these either! But I find them fascinating. Yes, oil paints were "invented" (tranformed into the medium we know today from a much less useful form) in the early 15th C in the Low Countries. Possibly by the famous Van Eyck brothers.
This might be one of the best posts I have ever seen. The attention to detail, the image clarity, and the essay itself..it’s a masterclass in putting together an engaging piece.
Wow, thanks, I appreciate that! I'm glad you enjoyed it. This is actually the first in a trio of linked essays that I'll post every two weeks or so. The next one is on the unicorn in medieval thought, and then the final will be a very close look at the two famous unicorn tapestry cycles in the Cluny and Met museums.
I knew there were tapestries but I did not know about them as an artistic industry or that they preceded the use of oil paints. This was very informative and inspiring. I love fabrics, but don't have the patience or skill for weaving, crochet or other fabric arts.
I wouldn't have the patience for these either! But I find them fascinating. Yes, oil paints were "invented" (tranformed into the medium we know today from a much less useful form) in the early 15th C in the Low Countries. Possibly by the famous Van Eyck brothers.
You had my undivided attention at unicorn tapestry.
Fascinating ,- I'll look more closely. But aren't those early Latin American ones extraordinary!
Yes they are! They weren’t quite on topic but I had to share them!