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Rarely Shown: Four Seasons Tapestries by Gobelins Manufactory, Paris

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Rarely Shown: Four Seasons Tapestries by Gobelins Manufactory, Paris
"Four Seasons: Winter: Skating Scene," late 1600s–early 1700s, Gobelins Manufactory (Paris, France). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; 96 inches by 153 inches. Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn, The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art
Lorraine Ferrier
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Time and tide wait for no man. As sure as day turns to night, the ever-changing seasons constantly take us through life.

Visitors to the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) need wait no more to see its rare set of late 17th- to early 18th-century tapestries back on display—for the first time since 1953—in the exhibition “Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries.”

Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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