Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Painted Silk Taffeta Altar Cloth (antependium)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Painted Silk Taffeta Altar Cloth (antependium)
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Image View:
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Detail, botanically accurate flowers with appliqué stems
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Creator:
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attributed to Giovanna Garzoni (Italian painter, 1600-1670)
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Location:
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repository: Santa Maria Novella (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 18; Cenacolo
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GPS:
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+43.7746+11.2493
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Date:
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ca. 1650-1660 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Seventeenth century
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Work Type 1:
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antependium
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Work Type 2:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Material:
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painted silk taffeta with twisted and painted silk appliques
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Technique:
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appliqué (technique); painting and painting techniques
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; altars; ritual
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Description:
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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].
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A2-I-F-SMN-ST-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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