To the delight and enthusiasm of dealers, collectors and many homeowners, Oriental rugs are beginning to reclaim their status as the monarchs of home decoration, accompanied by a revival of ...

Celebrating the bold patterns, luxurious materials and meticulous techniques that went into crafting carpets for historic ...

Woven art that will bring returns: Celebrating the Oriental Kashmiri silk carpet Handmade and steeped in history, Indian Kashmiri carpets are considered luxury investments Last updated: August 04 ...

Domenico Ghirlandaio, St Jerome in his Study, 1480, Fresco, 184x119cm Church of Ognissanti, Florence. wikipedia An oriental carpet adorns Jerome’s desk and glazed albarelli (drug jars) and ...

The exhibition "Who is Leonardo da Vinci? Dialogue between Renaissance and Chinese Painting" will open to the public on Dec. 10 and last till April 14, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) ...

Building the Picture: Architecture in Italian Renaissance Painting, National Gallery, London – review on facebook (opens in a new window) ... an oriental carpet thrown over a parapet.

The diverse collection—encompassing Turkish, Indian and Islamic tiles, calligraphy, Mughal treasures, sandstone reliefs, Persian carpet fragments, and Renaissance pietra dura pieces—filled the ...

Some of these items, including imperial carpets, ceramics, metalwork, manuscripts and jade carvings, are on show in a new exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), in the West Kowloon ...

The art historian also says that Italy was full of oriental slaves during the Renaissance. He believes that the painting’s background depicts a Chinese landscape, and that the Mona Lisa’s face ...