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The full collection of paintings at the Winter Palace Museum can be difficult to see with only a few paintings out at any particular time. There are small miniature paintings, medium sized paintings, black ground, red ground and textiles. The most eye-catching painting for some visitors might be the floor to ceiling Maharakta Ganapati, framed with full brocade mounts, commissioned by the previous owner of the Winter Palace (Bogd Khan) at the turn of the century to help increase their fortunes and power.
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Textile · additions · museums · painting
The Textiles Outline Page has been updated as have many of the individual types pages such as applique, embroidery and weaving. (See the Outline Page).
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Textile · art
There are three main types of textile art: embroidery, weaving and applique. Often the embroidery and applique types are combined together in a single composition making it difficult to catalogue as precisely one or the other. Appliques are created in all sizes and are well known as the giant 'tangkas' hanging from the sides of large architectural structures such as the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Embroidered 'tangkas' can be either small or in a medium sized composition. Woven works, generally from China, are very intricate and refined and can be quite large in size.
See the Textile Masterworks Page
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Textile · art · Masterworks
