A medieval tapestry in folk-art style depicts Saint Zipoetes lancing a king's boil, blessing a dog, and breaking a stone idol.

A large, rectangular medieval tapestry banner, depicting the life of Saint Zipoetes in a naive, folk-art style reminiscent of rustic altar cloths or the Bayeux Tapestry. The material is homespun, heavyweight wool, embroidered with thick thread using a palette of faded vegetable dyes: dominant moss-green and peat-brown backgrounds, with accents of ochre yellow, rust-red, dull sky-blue, and undyed cream. The composition is divided into three distinct horizontal scenes. On the left, Saint Zipoetes—a lean, bald, bearded figure in simple brown robes—lances a large, grotesque yellow and red boil on the neck of a kneeling, aggrieved-looking king. In the central scene, the saint crouches to bless a sad, recumbent mastiff, its expression transforming to joyful alertness with flowers sprouting beneath it. On the right, he confronts a crude, lumpish stone idol, his raised hand emitting radiating lines of force that cause the idol to crack and crumble into river stones. The entire tapestry is bordered by a pattern of intertwining reeds and vines. The fabric shows significant wear: frayed edges, multiple dark, irregular stains of old blood and mud splattered across the lower third, and a prominent, neatly-stitched repair seam cutting diagonally across the central scene. The overall mood is reverent, rustic, and sincere, with a cartoonish vigor. See more