Pont Japonnais European Wall Tapestry SIZE:18"W x 24"H The central horseman is the

The central horseman is the Emperor Charles V (1500-1558)

This scene symbolizes the Quest for the Unicorn by King Arthur's legendary twenty-four knights

The original tapestry was woven in Brussels in the workshop of Jan van Tieghem circa 1550 by order of King Sigismund II Augustus

He stands atop a decorative urn in a lush garden in this wall hanging

For decorative purposes

Pont Japonnais European Wall Tapestry SIZE:18"W x 24"H The central horseman is thePont Japonnais, or Japanese Bridge, is a jacquard wall tapestry woven in Belgium based on the painting by Claude Monet, The Japanese Bridge at Giverny. Monet painted many scenes from his home at Giverny which sits on the right bank of the River Seine where the river Epte meets the Seine. In this work Monet retained a subtle linear perspective channeling the eye into depth; conserving a characteristic of naturalistic painting where the picture plane is