Artist unknown / Tapestry Fragment of Virgin and St. John / about 1520

Artist unknown
Tapestry Fragment of Virgin and St. John
about 1520 - 1530
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: weavers
Creator Name-CRT: Artist unknown
Title: Tapestry Fragment of Virgin and St. John
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1520
Creation End Date: 1530
Creation Date: about 1520 - 1530
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: woven
Materials and Techniques: Wool and silk
Dimensions: H.71-3/4 x W.35-5/8 in., irregular
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 14.13
Credit Line: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

This tapestry is a fragment of a larger hanging. Since both Saint John the Evangelist and the faltering Virgin look upward, it is probable that this was from the left side of a tapestry of the Crucifixion. It is not know for whom the original tapestry was made as Christ's Passion was a popular theme during the 15th and 16th centuries and was used by many artists to depict religious devotion.

The basis for depicting John and Mary together this way comes from the Gospel according to St. John, where Jesus notes the two standing nearby and says to them that John should henceforth take his place as Mary's son (John 19:26-27).

AMICA ID: MIA_.14.13
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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