Detail View: The AMICA Library: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1942.826
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Franco-Flemish (France and South Netherlands), 16t
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Franco-Flemish (France and South Netherlands), 16th century
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Title:
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Scenes from the Childhood of Christ
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1500
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Creation Start Date:
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1495
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Creation End Date:
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1505
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Materials and Techniques:
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tapestry weave: wool, silk, and gold filé
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Classification Term:
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Tapestries
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Classification Term:
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Tapestries
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 109.2cm x 233.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1942.826
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of John L. Severance
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Charles T. Barney; John L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Context:
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Judging from the scenes represented here - the Massacre of the Innocents, the Flight into Egypt, and Christ among the Doctors - this tapestry originally belonged to a set illustrating the Life of Christ or the Life of the Virgin. The division of scenes by jeweled columns, the continuous border of flowers in the foreground, and the crowding of figures within each scene are common features of Franco-Flemish tapestries produced around 1500.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1942.826.tif
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