The Tempest — Lorrain Tapestry Blanket
The Tempest — Lorrain Tapestry Blanket
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“The Tempest” is Claude Lorrain's earliest dated etching, made in 1630, showing a storm-tossed coastal sea with ships caught in the swell. Made near the start of his career, before the confident, luminous style of his mature paintings had fully emerged, the print is a rawer, more experimental work than the landscapes for which Lorrain later became famous. Even so, it marks the first step in a printmaking practice that Lorrain, who spent most of his life working in Rome, would return to throughout his career. The etching survives in impressions held by institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Art.
Jacquard-woven as a soft, double-sided tapestry throw with fringed edges — a warm layer for the sofa or bed.
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The subject alone sold me and the execution sealed it. I have been hunting for a good version of The Tempest for two years. One very happy customer here.
It came in smaller than the space really wanted. I bought this for The Tempest and the subject is still the best part of it. The listing description is accurate and a little generous. The scan holds up until you get closer than three feet. I would order again on sale.
My expectations were not high and this still came in under them. The colors in The Tempest are flatter than any version I have seen before.
It has completely changed how the nursery feels. It brings out parts of The Tempest I have never seen reproduced this well.
I wanted something for the family room that nobody else would have, and this is it.



