Cleveland Museum of Art
Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns
- Date
- 1500s–1600s
- Medium
- Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The repeated sun and cross motifs, representing Christ and the Crucifixion, suggest this lace panel may have been used to ornament a Christian vestment, perhaps worn by a clergy member. Based on the ancient belief that the peacock’s flesh never decayed, they became a symbol of immortality.
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