Birth of Christ: Holy Family 'Trinitas terrestris'. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 57" x W 56" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool; silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries (Mrs. Leon Schinasi sale) 11/3/1944. In landscape, kneeling Madonna with Christ-child & St. Joseph; scene of flight into Egypt (?) in background (BRD) garlands of flowers & oversize fruit Possibly woven in Brussels (Cavallo). Tapestry is in gilded "tabernacolo" frame (Stock s
Birth of Christ: Holy Family 'Trinitas terrestris'. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 57" x W 56" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool; silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries (Mrs. Leon Schinasi sale) 11/3/1944. In landscape, kneeling Madonna with Christ-child & St. Joseph; scene of flight into Egypt (?) in background (BRD) garlands of flowers & oversize fruit Possibly woven in Brussels (Cavallo). Tapestry is in gilded "tabernacolo" frame (Stock sheet). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77228 [also lists: 44316] Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), Related Works: Iconographically similar tapestry (same figure of Joseph), GCPA 0238483-0238484; stylistically similar tapestry [per stock sheet note], formerly in the de Somzé coll. (see Göbel, I:2, )
Size: 8810px × 8426px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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