Tapestry

The Unicorn Is Found, is a miraculous tapestry that hangs in The Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York. (Stokstad and Cothren). Unfortunately, the place of origin and the artist for this piece is unknown. It is composed of wool, silk, and metal threads, forming this 12-foot by 12-foot textile. This tapestry incorporates many human figures surrounding a simple fountain. The figures carry weaponry and shields, suggesting that these humans are on a hunt. They congregate together behind the…

faced trouble with the other Dukes who wanted to be in power. This resulted in William gaining complete power over Normandy after fighting with the other dukes. William the Conqueror exploited people for their loyalty, which resulted in the Bayeux Tapestry only exemplifying his positive attributes. William took control over England by using tactics and strategies that were underhanded. As his first tactic of gaining the throne, William rescued Harold, the right hand man of King Edward, who…

When thinking of the Gilded Age, at first I often thought of money, wealth, and the beautiful mansions that we are surrounded with here in Newport. The Gilded Age actually stands for a period that meant growth of the amount of immigrants in the United States along with the growth of industry in general. Throughout this period production spiked for materials such as iron and steel, which were used to build railroads and means for transportation at this time. Resources such as lumber, gold, and…

Indian Circle is a sculpture made from individual stones. These rocks are not just thrown on the floor and called “art”, they are arranged in a specific pattern, forming a circle triggering thought in the viewer. The colors used in this artwork are natural due to the fact of stones occurring natural in earth: these could be called earth-tones. Different hues of brown are mostly visible, along with some reddish hues. These stones are set out in the open of a large sized room on the floor, nothing…

Tapestries are a source of continual fascination to contemporary audiences. Something about these gothic textiles is evocative of a magic of bygone eras. One of the most romantic and most iconic examples of this is The Unicorn in Captivity. The enormous hanging is over 8”x12” and is stunningly detailed throughout. The woven, not embroidered, scene illustrates fantastical beasts and animals whose nature has frustrated historians for generations. Some argue that the work is a product of the…

Duke William of Normandy. It portrayed image of hardworking soldiers and the leader which conquered a country. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Assessment of William I, is more about what kind of a man William was, intelligent and significant. The Bayeux Tapestry, on the other hand, shows a visual art of what actually happened and more of Norman’s point of view, how they prepared for the invasion. From all three sources we can understand that the military of Normandy was strong and William the…

of Contemporary Art, Sydney, from 10 December-11 May. In this exhibition, Grayson Perry(born 1860) shows his opinion on society with a sense of humor by different types of his decorative artworks including ceramics,sculptures,drawings,prints and tapestries. Grayson Perry is a very famous British artist and Turner Prize recipient in the field of contemporary art. The main purpose of the exhibition is to provide Australian viewers with opportunities to experience outstanding artworks and to…

I visited the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU. There were several artists on exhibit there from different parts of the Caribbean, Central and South American and the United States. The most beautiful piece that I saw was a tapestry that showed what looked like two women facing in opposite directions. One was red, one was black. While I was looking at it I was wondering how long it took the artist to make the piece because it is very detailed and complicated but kind of…

The stone castles often times were cold and drafty so the tapestries hanging in castle rooms and halls added some color and warmth to the room. The Bayeux Tapestry was 231 feet long and had 70 scenes about the Norman Conquest of England. This tremendously helped us learn about this event and made it one of the most famous tapestries. (page 267) Fiona and Lord Farquaad are in the church full of stain glass windows getting married and about to…

Dramatic irony is a literary technique that occurs when an event happens in the story that the audience understands, but the story’s characters cannot grasp. William Shakespeare uses this device throughout a numerous amount of his plays, whether it be a comedy or tragedy. This particular element, in Shakespearian tragedies, is used in order to add a tragic element of not knowing to the story. It is also used to engage the audience and to help reveal the tragic flaw that evidently leads to the…