History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H He was born in Amsterdam

He was born in Amsterdam and was known as one of the most prominent Dutch flower painters

A lovely still life wall tapestry featuring a fruit medley

was taken from the Spaniards by the French during the reign of King Louis XIV

One of the Renaissance masterpieces

A horizontal abstract featuring zones of neutrals

History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H He was born in AmsterdamThe harvesting of pineapples. From a set of ten tapestries called The History of the Chinese Emperor commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, son of King Louis XIV, to the Beauvais Manufacture. At the end of the 17th century, the Jesuite missionaries were returning from China with tales and knowledge that were to influence the royal courts of Europe. These tapestries, very exotic for the time, were initially made for the Rambouillet castle.