Figurative Art

Tapestry with the Annunciation, ca. 1410–1430 South Netherlandish Wool warp, wool with a few metallic wefts; 11 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 9 in. (350.5 x 297.2 cm) Gift of Harriet Barnes Pratt, in memory of her husband, Harold Irving Pratt (1877–1939), 1949 (45.76) www.metmuseum.org

Art that represents figures you would recognize from everyday life such as people, animals and things. Islamic art restricts figurative art to a private context while European art employs figurative art in religious, state and domestic contexts.

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