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Burgundian Tapestry Craft
Burgundian tapestry was a luxury textile art developed in Tournai, Arras, and elsewhere under Burgundian court patronage in the early 15th century, w…
Timeline
- c. 1401–1404Dijon · BurgundyDuke Philip the Bold of Burgundy continually commissioned large narrative tapestries from workshops in Tournai and Arras, decorating palaces and chapels with biblical and chivalric themes and making tapestry a symbol of courtly status.
- 1404–1410Tournai · HainautAfter John the Fearless succeeded in 1404, he continued ordering tapestries on a large scale; workshops grew more refined in composition, color, and use of gold and silver thread, and works spread through diplomatic gifts to the courts of France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Sources
- Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence — Thomas P. Campbell (2002)
- The Age of Van Eyck: The Mediterranean World and Early Netherlandish Painting, 1430-1530 — Till-Holger Borchert (2002)