Artist unknown / Panel / about 1700 - 1715Artist unknown
Panel
about 1700 - 1715

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Creator Name: artist unknown
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Name-CRT: Artist unknown
Title: Panel
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1700
Creation End Date: 1715
Creation Date: about 1700 - 1715
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: woven
Materials and Techniques: silk, metallic thread
Dimensions: L.41-5/16 x W.20-9/16 in. (irregular)
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 2000.20
Credit Line: The Textile Miscellaneous Purchase Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

Fabrics with this style of design are called "bizarre silks." Earlier in this century they were thought to have been made in India, but further research has shown them to be the product of an economic war between France and Italy from about 1690 to 1715.

During the 17th century, in an attempt to establish French economic dominance in Europe, Louis XIV's minister of commerce, Colbert, began a campaign to encourage the manufacture of luxury goods. Various incentives, including tax advantages, induced skilled artisans to move to France. Until this time Italy had been the premier silk-producing country. Silk cloth was expensive and popular with the European nobility; dominance in the silk trade represented large sums of money. As the French appeared to be taking over in the 1690s, the Italians made a last attempt to regain the market, creating the unique designs that today are called "bizarre." This aesthetic style with its large, asymmetrical, undulating patterns proved very popular and designers throughout Europe soon adapted the style.

These designs were popular for over twenty years but by the end of the second decade of the 18th century symmetrical patterning was once again preferred. One hundred and fifty years later this aesthetic provided inspiration for the Art Nouveau movement.


AMICA ID: MIA_.2000.20
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: ? The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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