GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Piled carpets were probably known in ancient Greece and Rome, though none survive. Fifth century Coptic rugs made of a looped pile do, however, exist. In the 7th century, the Arabs swept across North Africa gathering Egyptian and Berber converts to their forces, and in the 8th century, conquered Visigothic Spain brought their rug-making techniques to the West. Though they probably existed long before, rugs woven in Spain are first mentioned in the 12th century and refer to those made in Murcia, a province in southeast Spain. The earliest known depiction of a Spanish carpet in European painting is an armorial star carpet in a fresco in Avignon painted c. 1345.
After the expulsion of all non-Christians from Spain in 1492, many Islamic Moors converted to Christianity and remained. The geometric patterns of their rugs and other decorative arts, sometimes called Mudejar or Hispano-Mauresque, were discarded by the mid-16th century in favor of the Italian Renaissance style.
Emery Reves collected a notable group of Spanish rugs as well as examples from Portugal, Anatolia, the Caucasus, and India. The Reves's interest in textiles encompasses 17th century silk woven ecclesiastic vestments incorporating stitchery, wool tapestry fragments, silk brocades, and an outstanding 19th century needlepoint rug.
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Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 206.
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General Description
Piled carpets were probably known in ancient Greece and Rome, though none survive. Fifth century Coptic rugs made of a looped pile do, however, exist. In the 7th century, the Arabs swept across North Africa gathering Egyptian and Berber converts to their forces, and in the 8th century, conquered Visigothic Spain brought their rug-making techniques to the West. Though they probably existed long before, rugs woven in Spain are first mentioned in the 12th century and refer to those made in Murcia, a province in southeast Spain. The earliest known depiction of a Spanish carpet in European painting is an armorial star carpet in a fresco in Avignon painted c. 1345.
After the expulsion of all non-Christians from Spain in 1492, many Islamic Moors converted to Christianity and remained. The geometric patterns of their rugs and other decorative arts, sometimes called Mudejar or Hispano-Mauresque, were discarded by the mid-16th century in favor of the Italian Renaissance style.
Emery Reves collected a notable group of Spanish rugs as well as examples from Portugal, Anatolia, the Caucasus, and India. The Reves's interest in textiles encompasses 17th century silk woven ecclesiastic vestments incorporating stitchery, wool tapestry fragments, silk brocades, and an outstanding 19th century needlepoint rug.
Excerpt from
Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 206.
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The Met Museum~Watch a video about the Conservation and Display of Islamic Textiles and Carpets in the Met Collection
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