History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H This map of the world

This map of the world was created by the Flemish map engraver Jan Baptist Vrients in 1596

Each of the original 12 tapestries depicted a different castle at each month of the year

A single leaf

white and red combine to create a simple yet intriguing stand of trees

the city of Lille

History of the Chinese Emperor II French Wall Tapestry SIZE:58"W x 58"H This map of the worldThe 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.