Courtiers in a Rose Garden: Four Gentlemen and Four Ladies

Art Historical Context

Step into the enchanting world of 15th-century South Netherlandish nobility with *Courtiers in a Rose Garden: Four Gentlemen and Four Ladies*, a magnificent tapestry woven around 1440–1450. This vast textile, measuring nearly 149 x 104 inches, captures an idyllic garden scene where elegantly dressed courtiers—four men and four women—likely engage in refined pursuits amid blooming roses. Produced in the thriving weaving centers of the southern Netherlands, such as Flanders, it exemplifies the era's mastery of luxury wall hangings, prized by the elite for adorning grand halls. Tapestries like t...