Gobelin Tapestry

The earlier tapestries of the Gobelins (Goblin sp) were scenes of ancient conquest and triumph, for the King ever thought himself a parallel to Alexander the Great or one of the Caesars. Sometimes the scene was modern with Louis as the dominant figure, his small stature skilfully magnified by high heels, voluminous coat and preposterous wig.

These hangings were of enormous size for large rooms were the mode. Later there were compositions illustrating winemaking or some other occupation of the people dominated by the classic god or goddess appropriate to the occasion—Ceres for the harvest, Pomona or Bacchus for the vine.

The enterprise began in the mid-15th century, when Jean Gobelin and Philibert Gobelin set up a dye works on the outskirts of Paris. The family business flourished, and in the early 17th century King Henry IV of France turned the works into a tapestry factory under Flemish weavers.

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