The Sacred Grove — De Chavannes Tapestry Blanket
The Sacred Grove — De Chavannes Tapestry Blanket
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"Le Bois sacré cher aux Arts et aux Muses (The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses)" is one of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes's most celebrated murals, painted in the 1880s for the grand staircase of the Palais des Arts in Lyon. The composition imagines an idealized classical landscape populated by the Muses and personifications of the arts, rendered in Puvis's characteristic pale, matte, fresco-like palette and simplified, harmonious forms. The mural's serene classicism had a profound influence on later artists, including Georges Seurat and the Symbolists, who admired its flattened space and quiet, contemplative mood.
Jacquard-woven as a soft, double-sided tapestry throw with fringed edges — a warm layer for the sofa or bed.
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It fills the space in the entryway the way I hoped it would.
My whole family has opinions about the house and everyone agreed on this one. My whole family has commented on it and they never notice anything. I would order this again tomorrow.
The subject was exactly what I was hunting for and the reproduction is clean. 👌
I wanted something for the reading nook that nobody else would have, and this is it. 👌
This is the rare purchase that looks better in person than online. It brings out parts of The Sacred Grove I have never seen reproduced this well. I have already ordered two more for other rooms. There is no pixelation at all, even with my nose close to it. 👌