La recolte des ananas pagoda door French Wall Tapestry Tree of Life The elegant and colorful plumage

The elegant and colorful plumage of this graceful peacock and his royal blue head make this animal seem regal

Built in 1513 during the Renaissance

The Orchard was William Morris' first attempt to design a figurative tapestry

and the delicate richness of the foliage

La recolte des ananas pagoda door French Wall Tapestry Tree of Life The elegant and colorful plumageLa rcolte des ananas pagoda door, also known as The Pineapple Harvest, originates from a set of ten tapestries called The History of the Chinese Emperor that were initially made for the Rambouillet Castle. At the end of the 17th century, Jesuit missionaries were returning from China with tales and knowledge that were to influence the royal courts of Europe. The tapestries, very exotic for the time, were commissioned by Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, son