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In the late Middle Ages, the life of Jesus was increasingly embellished by other figures and stories. Part of this is the theme of the holy kinship, represented in the central medallion. It was based on an apocryphal account (unsanctioned by certain canons) of the three marriages of Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin. The central theme is accompanied by the main authorities of the Catholic Church, the Evangelists, and the Church fathers.<br>The monumentality of the design, the dignity and spontaneity of the figures, and the fine execution of the embroidery itself distinguishes this as one of the finest examples of Swiss or South German linen embroidery of the 1500s.
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149465
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Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship
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149465
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Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship
description
In the late Middle Ages, the life of Jesus was increasingly embellished by other figures and stories. Part of this is the theme of the holy kinship, represented in the central medallion. It was based on an apocryphal account (unsanctioned by certain canons) of the three marriages of Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin. The central theme is accompanied by the main authorities of the Catholic Church, the Evangelists, and the Church fathers.<br>The monumentality of the design, the dignity and spontaneity of the figures, and the fine execution of the embroidery itself distinguishes this as one of the finest examples of Swiss or South German linen embroidery of the 1500s.
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1500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79930775
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Embroidery
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1
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Overall: 147.3 x 152.4 cm (58 x 60 in.)
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Germany or Switzerland, 16th century
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1979.1
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embroidery: silk and linen on linen ground; contours of design applied with ink
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Embroidered Panel: Holy Kinship, 1500s. Germany or Switzerland, 16th century. Embroidery: silk and linen on linen ground; contours of design applied with ink; overall: 147.3 x 152.4 cm (58 x 60 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1979.1
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Textiles
citations
citation
Kleinbauer, W. Eugene. "Recent Major Acquisitions of Medieval Art by American Museums." <em>Gesta</em> 19, no. 1 (1980): 67-77.
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p. 77, fig. 30-31
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doi:10.2307/766817.
citation
Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1979." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 67, no. 3 (1980): 58-99.
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Reproduced: cat. no. 13, p. 65; Mentioned: p. 60
citation
Wardwell, Anne E. "The Holy Kinship: A Sixteen-Century Immaculist Embroidery." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 67, no. 9 (1980)..
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p. 285-95
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www.jstor.org/stable/25159697.
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:42:00.148000
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149465
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Textiles
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embroidery: silk and linen on linen ground; contours of design applied with ink
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