CHARLES BAUDELAIRE (1821–1867), the French poet best known for Les Fleurs du mal, revolutionized modern poetry with works that fused beauty, eroticism, and decay, often scandalizing his contemporaries. His imagery inverted traditional symbols—roses became poisoned, withered, or blackened—to embody forbidden desire, mortality, and the suffocating melancholy he called spleen. Through this transformation, Baudelaire established the black rose as an emblem of dark elegance and decadent aesthetics, influencing Symbolists, Decadents, and Gothic culture alike.

This Tudor Rose design is a solid black-within-black. It has an 8” repeat and is 54” wide. The roses measure 4” in diameter! This silk has also been calendared so that it has a luxurious satin-y look and feel!

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