Baptism of Christ. unknown c. 1510-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 224 x W 267 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 7-8/cm); silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Duke of Berwick & Alba coll. Baron Erlanger coll. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, accno. 3378. In river Jordan, St. John the Baptist blessing Christ while angel holds Christ's robe; Holy Ghost descends from heaven (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34) (BRD) garlands of foliage & bunches of grapes, interspersed with scro
Baptism of Christ. unknown c. 1510-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 224 x W 267 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 7-8/cm); silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Duke of Berwick & Alba coll. Baron Erlanger coll. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, accno. 3378. In river Jordan, St. John the Baptist blessing Christ while angel holds Christ's robe; Holy Ghost descends from heaven (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34) (BRD) garlands of foliage & bunches of grapes, interspersed with scrolls & figures; (UPR BRD) festoons of flowers; various border elements intrude into central field, including festoons of flowers & figures Possibly woven in Brussels. Exhibited at the Exposition d'art ancien bruxellois, 1905 () & the Exposition de l'art Belge, 1923 (). Brussels (Musées Royaux), Tapisseries (1976), 64-66, Delmarcel, Wandtapijten I (1977), 9, Brussels (Musées Royaux), Tapisseries (1956), 38,39, ,
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