Description

A magnificent early 18th century Flemish Tapestry.  Emblematic of Water and Winter woven in wool and silk and retaining brilliant colourings. Water is represented by a beautiful nymph leaning on a jar of flowing water with a Galleon in full sail in her right hand.  A child at her feet plays with fish with a trophy of sea creatures at her side. Winter is depicted as an older woman in an ermine lined cloak, warming her hands at a brazier accompanied by a shivering child wrapped in a blue blanket. The background with palms, reeds and an architectural garden urn and wall.  From the workshop of Daniel Leyniers IV, a known fragment from and important composition after a cartoon by Godfried Maes and Zegar Jacob Van Helmont.    Circa: 1730   Width: 322cm  Height: 200cm