The Holy Family, ca. 1500, Flemish, Southern Netherlands, Wool, silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in slit, dovetailed, and interlocking tapestry weave with supplementary brocading wefts (in sewing basket, Joseph's coat, and hem of Mary's cloak), 40 9/16 x 46 15/16 in. (103.1 x 119.2 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, This small tapestry depicting the Holy Family was probably made as an object of private devotion. Small hangings like this were designed in workshops that specialized in creating cartoons (large-scale drawings) based on contemporary paintings and prints
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Holy Family, ca, 1500, Flemish, Southern Netherlands, Wool, silk, gilt, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit, dovetailed, interlocking tapestry weave, supplementary brocading wefts, sewing basket, Joseph, coat, hem, Mary, cloak, 40 9/16 x 46 15/16, 103.1 119.2 cm, Textiles-Tapestries, small, tapestry, depicting, object, private devotion, Small hangings, designed, workshops, specialized, creating cartoons, large-scale drawings, based, contemporary paintings, prints
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