Deposition (descent from cross). unknown c. 1520-1525 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Lady Lampson coll. French & Co. purchased from Lewis Simmons 11/20/1919. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on cross: INRI [=Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum] Inscriptions: Inscriptions in border medallions [not visible in photograph except for top left]: MATHEVS Christ is taken down from cross by SS. Nicodemus & Joseph of Arimathaea with Virgin Mary assisting; landscape in background (BRD) garlands of flowers & oversize fru
Deposition (descent from cross). unknown c. 1520-1525 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Lady Lampson coll. French & Co. purchased from Lewis Simmons 11/20/1919. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on cross: INRI [=Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum] Inscriptions: Inscriptions in border medallions [not visible in photograph except for top left]: MATHEVS Christ is taken down from cross by SS. Nicodemus & Joseph of Arimathaea with Virgin Mary assisting; landscape in background (BRD) garlands of flowers & oversize fruit with medallions in each corner with 4 symbols of Evangelists (apocalyptic beasts); (UPR BRD) left, angel (=symbol of Matthew) & right, eagle (=symbol of John); (LWR BRD) left, ox (=symbol of Luke) & right, lion (=symbol of Mark) Possibly woven in Brussels (Cavallo). French & Co. later rewove the corner medallions (Campbell). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 21566 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (without borders, in reverse), GCPA 0239258-0239259, 0184358, 0244546, 0244548
Size: 8337px × 8801px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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