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- This wool and silk tapestry depicts a rural scene, with a shepherd and shepherdess seated on the left, surrounded by sheep in the midst of nature. The couple seem animated by a conversation of tender glances, which takes place in a bucolic setting thanks to a composition combining vegetation, waterways, minerals and architectural elements. This poetic scene offers the pleasure of escape, thanks to a lush, green landscape.
- The Pastorale was one of the favorite themes of French opera in the 17th century, before declining at the end of the century, only to regain renewed vigor with comic opera and the fashion for bergerades in the 18th century, and above all to become more closely associated than ever with painting and the art of gardens. The art of tapestry followed this fervor
- This tapestry can be compared with two Aubusson tapestries featured in Pascal-François Bertrand's book "Aubusson, Tapisseries des Lumières":
Fig 208, Couple of shepherds seated in a landscape. Bale Haus zum Kirshgarten. Page 169
Fig 211, Couple of shepherds seated near a waterfall formerly in the stock of French and Co, New York. Page 170
- Dimensions : Length:227 cm ,Height: 202 cm
- Good condition, some relay seams missing, fully lined, ring fastening system.
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