The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist

Textiles

1485/1525

Southern Netherlands

With its focus on the infant Christ squeezing grapes to make the Eucharistic wine, this small tapestry probably decorated a private oratory. The outer border of flowers and fruit is a later addition and is less finely woven than the holy figures and the inner border of a single pansy and rosebud.

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Department: Textiles

Title: The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist
Origin: Southern Netherlands
Date: Made 1485–1525
Medium: Linen, wool, silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave
Dimensions: 75.6 × 68.2 cm (29 3/4 × 26 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1937.1097
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