Detail View: The AMICA Library: Altarcloth (detail)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.29.87
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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. Among other figures represented in richly textured embroidery are 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. A monk in their company kneels on a coat of arms identified as that of Henricus de Cronenberg. An inscription in Latin names the nuns who served as needleworkers?Sophia, Hadewigs, and Lucardis?and invokes Jesus with the prayer that their work be acceptable to him. |
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Dates/Places:
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German
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Creator Name-CRT:
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From the convent of Altenberg
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Title:
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Altarcloth (detail)
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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second half of 14th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1350
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Creation End Date:
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1399
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Materials and Techniques:
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Linen embroidered with satin, chain, chevron, and Romanian stitches
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Creation Place:
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From the convent of Altenberg
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Dimensions:
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156 x 47 1/4 in. (396.2 x 120 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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29.87
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Credit Line:
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Fletcher Fund, 1929
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_29.87.tif
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