Switzerland and Upper Rhine
Medieval and renaissance tapestries from the cities along the Upper Rhine, most notably Basel and Strasbourg, are both rare and sought after. Quite unlike the contemporary but monumental tapestries from the Burgundian Netherlands, these smaller-scale works are closer to contemporary German weavings but, unlike these, frequently depict secular subjects. Tapestries woven in the Upper Rhine were usually made to adorn townhouses - they tend to be landscape in shape and range between 2ft - 6ft (60cm -183cm) in height. Nonetheless what they lose in scale they compensate for in dramatic designs with clear, bright, jewel-like colours. Perhaps the most well known of these are the celebrated Wildman tapestries.
The most extensive collections are housed in the Historical Museum Basel and the Burrell Collection in Glasgow.
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The Apple Pickers
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Rare Tapestry Panel
Upper Rhine, circa 1450
2ft 10in width x 2ft 7in height
0.86m x 0.79m
