Nativity. unknown c. 1480 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2 x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (weft); silk (weft); metallic thread (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A. 224-6126. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field on banderoles held by angels: aleluia Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole next to Michas banderole: Et tu Bethle[m]e terra Iuda nequaq[uan] infima es i[n] principibus Iuda ex te ei[m] exiet dux qu[i] regat p[o]
Nativity. unknown c. 1480 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2 x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (weft); silk (weft); metallic thread (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. A. 224-6126. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field on banderoles held by angels: aleluia Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole next to Michas banderole: Et tu Bethle[m]e terra Iuda nequaq[uan] infima es i[n] principibus Iuda ex te ei[m] exiet dux qu[i] regat p[o]p[u]lum meu[m].. V ii Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole next to Isaiah: Parvulus nat[us] est nob[is] et fili[us] datus est nobis et vocatur nomen eius Inscriptions: Inscription in central field below figure of Isaiah: isaias IX ii Scene divided by columns; center, before stable, Virgin Mary & St. Joseph kneeling before Christ-child; ox & ass in stable; angels holding banderoles with inscriptions; left, Moses & burning bush (calling of Moses) (Exodus 3-4) with Prophet Michas next to banderole with inscriptions; right, Aaron holding censer with Prophet Isaiah next to banderole with inscription Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 30-34, series 7,
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