Fountaine de l'amour French Wall Tapestry Other Most recently

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The original tapestries were woven in about 1511 and each tapestry in the series represents one of the five senses except for the final piece

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Her maidservant stands to the right

Fountaine de l'amour French Wall Tapestry Other Most recentlyThis jacquard wall tapestry is inspired from a design made by Francois Boucher for the Aubusson manufacture, in the 18th century. Fountaine de l'amour, or Fountain of Love depicts a pastoral scene in an Italianate setting with overgrown greenery, and a fountain. A kneeling youth declares his love to a shepherdess, who is flanked by two other female figures.