Tapestry sketch "Angels and Masks", paper/cardboard/acrylic, 73 x 95 cm
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Egils Rozenbergs is the first Latvian artist, whose creative sketches will be realized in large scale tapestries in France, in two historically famous Gobelin weaving manufacturies - La Manufacture des Gobelins (located in Paris, founded in 1601 during the reign of Henri IV) and in La Manufacture des Beauvais (located in Beauvais, founded in 1664 during the reign of Louis XIV). This is an incredible achievement and honor for the artist, especially if we keep in mind the significance of these institutions in the course of history in France. Country, which had always been proud and was famous with Gobelin weaving traditions and manufacturies and where mostly sketches from famous French painters were executed for notable interiors.
"This is one of the cartoons/design proposals submitted to the competition held by the Mobilier national (France) for tapestry workshops. A total of four themes were submitted: Angels and Masks, Transfiguration, Ethnographic Ornament, and Reflections and Thoughts, two of which were selected by the jury. The selected designs were purchased and are the property of Mobilier national, with the right to reproduce them. One tapestry was woven at the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, and the other at the Beauvais Manufactory. Both finished tapestries were exhibited in Riga in 2018 as part of the French national collection." /Egils Rozenbergs/