Art Institute of Chicago
Altar Frontal Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ
Made for the Cathedral Seo de Urgel
- 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
- Culture
- Spain
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300312158
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