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Weaving art moved from Dutch painting to Bergama

A registered Bergama carpet featured in the work of Dutch 17th-century painter Pieter de Hooch is being revived in its homeland. As part of a project led by Gülay Fitöz, who lives in the Netherlands, the carpet is being woven by women in Bergama, İzmir, in accordance with the original.

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Weaving art moved from Dutch painting to Bergama

For the project, Fitöz selected the painting "A Woman Playing a Lute in a Respectable Interior and a Singing Couple" by the artist and came to Bergama for it to be woven by the women in its homeland.

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Weaving art moved from Dutch painting to Bergama

Started in August, the 5 square meter rug, which has dominant tones of orange, blue, terracotta, andesite, powder, and pistachio green, is aimed to be completed and exhibited in November.

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Weaving art moved from Dutch painting to Bergama
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Weaving art moved from Dutch painting to Bergama
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Weaving art moved from Dutch painting to Bergama
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Weaving art moved from Dutch painting to Bergama