Sujet
Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band, 1415-1425. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band, 1415-1425. The chasuble is the main sleeveless outer vestment worn by priests while officiating during Mass. By the 1400s, the chasuble became highly ornamented with embroidered decorative bands called orphreys, often in the shape of a cross, as seen here. This luxurious Italian example features velvet of three colours with lush pile. In Graz, Austria, it was embellished with a locally embroidered orphrey featuring crowns, haloes, and backgrounds of scenes formed with gold thread. The Virgin and Child, and Saints Catherine, Dorothy, Ursula, and Barbara are featured.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F75_130
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
34,6Mo (5,1Mo) / 23,6cm x 36,7cm / 2791 x 4335 (300dpi)