[Sidenote:
_Wool and Silk._
H. 5 _ft._ 7 _in._
W. 9 _ft._ 4 _in._
]
MILLEFLEURS WITH ANIMALS: _Against a large-scale millefleurs ground on
blue, deer are playing about a fountain within a paddock. On a fence-post
perches a peacock. Outside the fence a fox waits, watching slyly. In the
background conventional castles._
[Sidenote: Lent by _P. W. French & Company_.]
The floreation is rather unusual, as it shows the transition from the
Gothic millefleurs to the Renaissance verdure. The enlarged scale of the
flowers and the use of the iris and the scrolled thistle-leaves in the
foreground show the influence of the Renaissance, but the daisies and
wild roses are still Gothic in feeling, as are the unusually charming and
vivacious deer. The conventional rendering of the water is skillfully
managed. The sly fox is especially well characterized.
[Illustration:
_Millefleurs with Shepherds and the Shield of the Rigaut Family_
No. 10
]
[Illustration:
_Pastoral Scene_ No. 13
]
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