Todays lecture highlighted the meanings behind, and use of tapestry's, contempary and historical.
The earliest tapestries were made by the greeks, with a myriad of practical advantages such as portable, durable, easy to clean, as well as being a highly regarded status symbol.
Though the primary purpose of a tapestry is a decorative status symbol, they were also used to illustrate biblical stories and morals.
Tapestry has been passed down into contempary art, with a copy of 'Gurnica' by Picasso being translated into tapestry form.
Even though the world of tapestry has never really influenced me, it was intresting to learn about a field which i have never researched in to.
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