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Medieval Tapestry

Medieval Tapestry. The Hunt of the Unicorn 
"The Unicorn at Bay"
(South Netherlandish)   ca:1495-1505. Tapestry. Woven wall hanging Made on a loom Used for Art Insulation Teaching Privacy

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Medieval Tapestry

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  1. Medieval Tapestry The Hunt of the Unicorn
"The Unicorn at Bay"
(South Netherlandish)   ca:1495-1505

  2. Tapestry • Woven wall hanging • Made on a loom • Used for • Art • Insulation • Teaching • Privacy The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist, 1485/1525. Southern Netherlands. Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson.

  3. Tapestry vs. Painting • Portable • Could cover a large space • Could be made in sets to tell a story The Bayeux Tapestry
"Coronation of Harold"
(unknown)   ca:~1070

  4. The making of Tapestries • Tapestry Cartoons

  5. Weaving Tapestry • Warp threads (light colored) • Weft threads (red)

  6. Using a loom over a cartoon

  7. Color and dyeing • Weld (yellow) • Madder (red) • Woad (blue)

  8. Famous tapestries The Hunt of the Unicorn
"The Unicorn in Captivity"
(South Netherlandish)   ca:1495-1505

  9. Famous Tapestries The Lady and the Unicorn
"To My One Desire"
Flanders   ca:~1510

  10. Famous Tapestries The Meeting of Jacob and Rebecca, and Isaac Blessing Jacob, from The Story of Jacob, 1555/60. Flanders, Brussels. Gift of Sanger Robinson.

  11. Your project assignment: • Create a ‘cartoon’ or detailed color design that could be used to create a tapestry. • Base your cartoon on your Middle Ages topic. • Cartoons should be in crayon or colored pencil. • Remember: Your tapestry ‘cartoon’should be able to explain as much as possible about your topic through the picture.

  12. Sources • 1-Title slide http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/medieval-tapestry-lesson-plan.htm • 2-What tapestry is http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/medieval-tapestry-lesson-plan.htm http://medieval-art.suite101.com/article.cfm/medieval_tapestry_symbol_of_wealth_and_power http://www.european-wall-tapestries.com/store/catalog/Medieval_page_1_c_2.html

  13. Sources • 3- Tapestry vs painting http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/divineart/usefunctap • 4-The Making of Tapestries http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/medieval-tapestry-lesson-plan.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/bayeux.htm http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/raphael/6tapestr/index.html http://www.abcgallery.com/R/raphael/raphael75.html

  14. Sources • 5-Weaving Tapestry http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/divineart/weavingstruc http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/medieval-tapestry-lesson-plan.htm • 6-Using a loom over a cartoon http://www.juliaboston.com/cartoon-info.html • 7-color and dyes http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/medieval-tapestry-lesson-plan.htm http://www.alchemy-works.com/reseda_luteola.html http://www.alchemy-works.com/isatis_tinctoria.html http://www.azerbaijanrugs.com/arfp-natural_dyes_madder.htm

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