Millefleurs Tapestry with Medici Coat of Arms

1520s Overall: 274.2 x 652.8 cm (107 15/16 x 257 in.) Source image
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Many identifiable flowering plants provide the French name, millefleur, for this pattern, which became fashionable around 1450. Each plant may have symbolized either religion, courtship, or morals. However, many millefleur tapestries, made for about 100 years, were probably no...

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