Romeo and Juliet Wall Tapestry Yellow pillowed pitcher

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Lovely ballet dancers come to life in this abstract wall hanging tapestry

An abstract tapestry

Tapestries with medallions were generally used to decorate royal or bourgeois mansions

An audience watches on to the right of the scene as witnesses to the ceremony

Romeo and Juliet Wall Tapestry Yellow pillowed pitcherAlthough it was first greeted with mixed criticism, this painting came to be one of Dicksee's best known and admired pictures. The scene is the parting of Romeo and Juliet after their wedding night and the last time they will see one another alive. As one critic pointed out, the painting perfectly conveys the tenderness and the passion of this poignant moment when Romeo says, "Farewell, farewell! one kiss, and I'll descend."