Altar Frontal with the Lamentation
https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.145
A decorative textile suspended along the altar’s entire front, an altar frontal was often embellished with gold and silver threads, as seen here. This rare example depicts the lamentation of Christ, a common subject in Christian art in which the body of Christ is mourned after...
Artifact
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127459
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citation
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CC0
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en
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wikidata
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"Q60761179"
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import
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1950.145
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Source image fields (4)
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Ferrara
Technique
Wool, silk, gold and silver threads
Genre
Tapestry
Department
Textiles
Relations
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