Tapestry painting

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Tapestry painting was a common practice in the 19th century to imitate knitted tapestries by painting . To do this, one uses a rep-like fabric that corresponds to the texture of a real tapestry and paints on it with water, tempera or oil paints thinned with turpentine , after tracing the drawing or applying it with a charcoal pencil . Ready-to-use fabrics (also with preliminary drawings) and paint (tapestry paint) are also available in stores. Drafts for tapestries were also painted using the method described.

literature

  • Tapestry painting . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 8, Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig / Vienna 1907, p.  70 .
  • Julien Godon: Painted Tapestry and Its Application to Interior Decoration. Practical Lessons in Tapestry Painting with Liquid Color. Lechertier, Barbe and Co., London 1879. ( Digitized in the Internet Archive; English).