Mercanti I Italian Wall Tapestry 40-49 Inches Wide Agua and Terra)

Agua and Terra)

No hunter could capture the unicorn without the aid of a maiden

Tapestries with medallions were generally used to decorate royal or bourgeois mansions

The four scenes outside the globes represent the four elements (Ignis

Mercanti I Italian Wall Tapestry 40-49 Inches Wide Agua and Terra)This artwork comes from an 18th century painting by Francesco Guardi detailing merchants waiting for arrival of the ship at port. The city of Venice originated as a collection of lagoon communities banded together for mutual defense from the Lombards, Huns, and other invading peoples as the power of the Western Roman Empire dwindled in northern Italy. This tapestry gives us a historical view of the harbor of the ancient city.