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Gobelin Blue |
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Gobelin Yellow |
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Pale Gobelin Brown |
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Deep Gobelin Brown |
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Gobelin Pink |
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Gobelin Grey |
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Gobelin Red |
Gobelin colours
A tapestry factory was established in Paris in the 15th century by a family of this name, who were originally dyers from Rheims, but in 1662 the factory was purchased by Colbert, the Minister of Louis XIV. It then became the royal upholstery works. Here materials were woven for Versailles and other palaces, and various government and diplomatic offices. About 1677, under Le Brun and Vouet, tapestries alone were made, and later Le Brun embarked on the huge figure work in the Halls of War and Peace, the Ambassador's Staircase and Grand Galerie des Glaces, with the assistance of a number of lesser court artists, among whom were Auban, Coypel, de Troy, Oudey and Boucher. Boucher was responsible for the paintings of the rising and setting sun for Madame de Pompadour. These paintings are now in the Wallace Collection.
The best work is of the 18th century. A sert of the Quixote Tapesteries was given to the Archbishop of Rheims who baptised, confirmed, married and crowned Louis XVI.
For the decorator the alentours or backgrounds of the medallions and the other figure subjects are particularily worthy of notice. Desportes' animal and Tessiers' flower studies on their backgrounds of crimson, stone and mauve damasse, as likewise the frames and borders, have colours that are fixed in a manner consonant with the best traditions of the dyers' and painters' art.
What DOT did with historical colour on the designerpaint web site