This tapestry was woven in China and it contains double headed eagles, elephants, and flowers. The double headed eagle represent the Hapsburg family which means that this piece of tapestry was made so that it could be traded to the Europeans. This tapestry was traded through the port of Macau. The elephant represents a Buddhist sutra, which the Europeans would not have been aware of. They, however, would appreciate the elephant and flowers because it made the tapestry seem more intricately designed and made it more exotic. This shows that the Europeans valued Asian art and works because it was not something that anybody could acquire which leads me to believe that the Europeans were eager to trade with the Asian continent during this time. Additionally Asia’s market was probably being steered toward European interests because Europeans were beginning to flock to Asia to trade. Overall this tapestry is an result of a the trading relationship that was forming between the Europeans and the Chinese.

This painting was painted by a German painter named Carl Julius von Leypold in 1835. This painting shows a man walking in a very windy weather. The season in the painting seems to be autumn as there are very little leaves left on the trees and the man is wearing clothes that one would wear during autumn. This painting reflects the theme of Romanticism as it portrays a feeling of loneliness and individualism as the man walks a on a lonely path in windy weather all by himself. The weather also portrays loneliness as the trees have lost most of their leaves and the sky is dark like a storm is occurring. Additionally, the stone wall that is falling apart in the background contributes to the portrayal of such deep and intense feeling. Overall Leypold’s painting reflects the ideas that were developed during the Romantic period.

Daniel Ahn