This tapestry is made with the technique called "grass juice". Its dimensions are 243 cm. x 140 cm. Made at early 1900s it represents a Madonna and Child.
The figure of the Madonna occupies almost all the height of the Arazzo, slender and wrapped in fluid drapes. The child is supported on the mother's chest, creating a harmonious and vertical composition.
The colors with delicate and soft tones, typical of the grass juice technique. The blue of the mantle and the red of the garment emerge elegantly.
The background is ethereal, with shades ranging from beige to celestial, evoking a celestial and spiritual atmosphere. The overall effect is similar to that of a watercolor painting.
It is enclosed in an adorned edge with volutes and leafy motifs.
With monogram below.
Grass juice
An ancient painting technique that "impresses" nature on the fabric. The pictorial effect that is obtained with this technique lies in the delicacy of the acquerello, but the yield of the colors has its brilliance. Also in Europe this technique had widespread diffusion between the '600 and the 1700s to paint fabric upholstery, using vegetable colors spread' imbibbling ', that is, by impregnating canvases without the need for preparation.
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