Agapanthes

Aganpanthes tapestry shows an exotic jungle scene of flowers based on the artwork called Eden from 1861 originally created by French illustrator Joseph Fuchs (1814-1888). Here in this scene we see a detail from his larger original wallpaper work of a tropical jungle or forest scene where the jungle greenery, exotic flowers and a river cascading over rocks in the background, which creates a fantastic scene which stimulates the imagination. The flowers include the blue violet agapanthas in the foreground as well as other tropical red, pink and red flowers contrasting with the lush greens. This is an example of French art influenced by exoticism, where tales and explorations of the Orient influenced the art of French artists. This tapestry “Aganpanthes” is backed with a lining and a tunnel for easy hanging.