Millefleurs ground
A woven textile background densely filled with small flowering plants rather than a continuous landscape.
Example
In The Lady and the Unicorn, the millefleurs ground unifies the cycle while individual plants and animals vary.
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The Lady and the Unicorn
A celebrated late medieval woven textile cycle displayed at the Musée de Cluny, built around a lady, a lion and a...
Techniques and materials
Woven textile technique
A textile technique in which coloured weft threads create the image as the fabric is woven.
Paris museum spaces
Louvre Palace
The historic palace complex that houses the Louvre Museum and preserves layers of royal and state architecture.
Paris museum spaces
Cour Napoléon
The Louvre's main courtyard surrounding the glass Pyramid and connecting the palace wings.
