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Thérèse Makes a Tapestry

Thérèse Makes a Tapestry

Hinrichs, Alexandra S. D.
Graef, Renée

Hardcover

ArtGeneral Juvenile FictionHistory

Publisher Price: $19.95

ISBN10: 1606064738
ISBN13: 9781606064733
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: Mar 8 2016
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.40 Width: 9.30 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Thérèse's fictional adventures are inspired by real people, the actual Gobelins Manufactory, and a beautiful tapestry that hangs today in the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Step back in time to seventeenth-century Paris with Thérèse, a talented young girl who lives and works at the Gobelins Manufactory, where Europe's greatest artisans make tapestries and luxury objects for King Louis XIV. Even though girls are not trained on the great looms there, Thérèse practices on a small one at home and dreams of becoming a royal weaver someday.

This charming story follows Thérèse as she carries out an ambitious plan with the help of family, friends, and the artisans of the Gobelins. The intricate craft of tapestry weaving is illuminated, and surprises await Thérèse, her parents and brothers, and even the king himself. Children's book author Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs here breathes vivid life into a delightful tale full of fun twists and an appealing cast of characters.

Original paintings by award-winning artist Renée Graef playfully illustrate the book, as well as the many steps involved in the creation of the famous Gobelins tapestries, from dyeing wool and making silver thread, to painting and copying the elaborate designs, to the delicate art of weaving.

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