Lion with Books Italian Wall Tapestry Southwestern Irises was painted while Van

Irises was painted while Van Gogh was living in an asylum in France

An orange tapestry

woven after a large tapestry drawn by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones and then woven in the workshops of Morris and Company (1890-1895)

juxtaposed with rich color and texture

The harvesting of pineapples

Lion with Books Italian Wall Tapestry Southwestern Irises was painted while VanLion with Books is an Italian jacquard wall tapestry. This work depicts the Lion of Saint Mark, representing the evangelist St Mark, pictured in the form of a winged lion. This icon is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Republic of Venice. The Latin Phrase is an abbreviated form of the Venetian motto meaning: Peace to you, Mark, my Evangelist. Here your body shall rest.