Miracles of Christ: raising of Lazarus. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 393 x W 466 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp, 6-7/cm); wool (weft, 32-50/cm); silk (weft, 24-62/cm) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Gift to Cathedral by Archbishop D. Alonso de Aragón (Inventory of 1521). French & Co. Spain, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field, on banderoles above each scene [not legible in photograph] Slender columns divide composition, creating several scenes; center, Christ raising Lazarus, surrounding figures whil

Miracles of Christ: raising of Lazarus. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 393 x W 466 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp, 6-7/cm); wool (weft, 32-50/cm); silk (weft, 24-62/cm) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Gift to Cathedral by Archbishop D. Alonso de Aragón (Inventory of 1521). French & Co. Spain, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field, on banderoles above each scene [not legible in photograph] Slender columns divide composition, creating several scenes; center, Christ raising Lazarus, surrounding figures while others look on from balcony above; lower L, Lazarus dying in bed, surrounded by his sisters (SS. Martha & Mary Magdalene); upper L, sisters of dying Lazarus send to Christ for help; upper & lower R, Christ surrounded by various figures (subjects not identified) (BRD) garlands of flowers & foliage Possibly woven in Brussels (Cavallo). This set comprises 4 panels; 2 are represented in the Photo Study Collection (Dimitrova). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Torra, Tapices de la Seo de Zaragoza (1985), 131-151, series VI, Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries (1993), 377-412, Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239352, 0184318, 0239460; & 2 remaining panels, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo, "Presentación de Ester" & "La hija de Jefté"

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