La Recolte des Ananas I French Wall Tapestry Renaissance Her paintings

Her paintings

This Lion represents the main quality of the Goddess

and is surrounded by an arabesque border

This image portrays a historical view of Florence

A lovely antique tapestry replica from the famous series The Lady and the Unicorn

La Recolte des Ananas I French Wall Tapestry Renaissance Her paintingsLa Recolte des Ananas, or The Pineapple Harvest, originates from a set of ten tapestries called The History of the Chinese Emperor that were initially made for the Rambouillet castle. At the end of the 17th century, Jesuit missionaries were returning from China with tales and knowledge that were to influence the royal courts of Europe. The tapestries, very exotic for the time, were commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, son of the King Louis XIV,