Giant Leaf
Giant leaf tapestries were inspired by actual tropical plants and drawings brought back by explorers of the New World, at the very end of the 15th and the early years of the 16th centuries. These tapestries were woven over a period of nearly 100 years until the latter years of the 16th century. The early designs depict an impenetrable mass of large-scale leaves, devoid of any human figures or devices, and became known as feuilles de choux tapestries, a misnomer as they do not depict cabbage leaves. Most were woven in workshops in the Southern Netherlands – Bruges, Oudenaarde, Enghien and Grammont. The abstract nature of their designs make them strangely contemporary and often complementary to much modern art.
The Leeds Castle Giant Leaf Tapestry Panel
Price on application
A Giant Leaf Tapestry Panel of Unique Design
with Dentated Leaves
Southern Netherlands, circa 1500
15ft 2in width x 9ft 4in height
4.62m x 2.84m
Provenance: Leeds Castle; Chateau de Sully
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Giant Leaf and Tree Tapestry with Griffin
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Aubusson or Felletin, Second Half 16th Century
6ft 8in width x 9ft 6in height
2.03m x 2.90m -
Giant Leaf Tapestry Panel with Lanceolate Leaf Design
SOLD
Southern Netherlands, Second Quarter 16th Century
6ft 2in width x 8ft 9in height
2.67m x 1.88m
