Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ — Art Hub
Made for the Cathedral Seo de Urgel
Lèrida Provence, Spain
Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ
INV-5152
Made for the Cathedral Seo de Urgel
Lèrida Provence, SpainLate 16th century
Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ
Made for the Cathedral Seo de Urgel
Lèrida Provence, Spain
textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
Late 16th century
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced broken warp chevron twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; appliquéd with linen, plain weave, silk and gilt and silvered wire, plain weave with twill interlacing of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts; silk and silvered wire, twill weave; embroidered with silk, gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and gilt and silvered wire in overcast, satin, padded satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching; semi-precious stones; edged with woven fringes
Dimensions
106.7 × 236 cm (42 × 92 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson