Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Painted Silk Taffeta Altar Cloth (antependium)
Image View:
Detail, botanically accurate flowers with appliqué stems
Creator:
attributed to Giovanna Garzoni (Italian painter, 1600-1670)
Location:
repository: Santa Maria Novella (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note:
Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 18; Cenacolo
GPS:
43.7746 11.2493
Date:
ca. 1650-1660 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Seventeenth century
Work Type 1:
antependium
Work Type 2:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
painted silk taffeta with twisted and painted silk appliques
Technique:
appliqué (technique); painting and painting techniques
Subjects:
decorative arts; altars; ritual
Description:
Since 1983, the Refectory (Cenacolo) has been used as a museum and as a home for works of art and for sacred furnishings. This altar cloth (antependium) is of taffeta silk, hand painted in a profusion of flowers, a style known as 'paliotto fiorito'. The decorative winding stems are appliqué. [Information from museum label].
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A2-I-F-SMN-ST-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Painted Silk Taffeta Altar Cloth (antependium)