Framed Persian Pictorial Silk & Wool Souf Carpet ("The Storm")

This sensational Persian pictorial Souf carpet masterfully reproduces Pierre Auguste Cot’s iconic 19th-century Romantic masterpiece, The Storm (La Tempête). The central scene depicts two youthful lovers fleeing an impending storm, holding a billowing golden cloak overhead as they hurry across a lush, darkened landscape.

The tapestry captures extraordinary dramatic contrast, blending luminous tones of cream, golden yellow, and sheer ivory against deep forest greens, earthy browns, and dark background hues. Rendered with the fine relief-weave texture and subtle sheen signature to high-density Souf craftsmanship, the piece is elegantly presented in an ornate, molded golden frame, standing as a captivating fusion of European Romantic fine art and Persian textile mastery.