Embroidery from an altar frontal: Coronation of the Virgin

Unknown (Italian)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

1459

Height:

57.8 cm  (22 3/4 in.)

Width:

57.8 cm  (22 3/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

silk, gold, silver and silk thread; embroidery: split, satin, and couching stitches; or nué (shaded gold)

Place of creation:

Firenze (Italia)

Description

Mary and Christ, at the center of the circular embroidery, are surrounded by angels playing instruments. Clockwise from right, angels play: a harp, gittern, shawm, straight trumpet, vielle, frame drum.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285] (approx. 11 strings)
Gittern [3365]
Shawm [4258]
Trumpet [4446] (straight)
Fiddle [3142]
Frame drum [2598]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2175