Altarcloth, Sophia, Hadewigis, and Lucardis, second half 14th century

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Altarcloth, second half 14th century, German, Linen embroidered with satin, chain, chevron, and Roumanian stitches, Overall: 47 1/2 x 156 in. ( x cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Sophia, Hadewigis, and Lucardis, The Adoration of the Magi appears on one end of this exceptionally large, well-preserved altar covering from the convent of Altenberg, not far from Trier in Germany. Christ as judge; Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and Thuringia, mother of a thirteenth-century abbess of Altenberg; and Saint Nicholas, patron saint of the convent, are among the other figures represented in richly textured embroidery

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Size: 7360px × 2519px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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