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Chasuble with Medallion Depicting John the Baptist

A work made of linen, plain weave underlaid with silk, plain weave with insert medallion of silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and linen in satin, split and stem stitches; couching and french knots; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with patterning wefts and complementary weft weave tapes; lined with silk, plain weave.
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  • A work made of linen, plain weave underlaid with silk, plain weave with insert medallion of silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and linen in satin, split and stem stitches; couching and french knots; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with patterning wefts and complementary weft weave tapes; lined with silk, plain weave.

Date:

1575/1625

Artist:

After a fresco by Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486–1530) (Tondo only)
Italy

About this artwork

The primary feature of this important vestment is the tondo or circular scene showing John the Baptist standing beside the kneeling Christ, executed entirely in needlework. It is based on a fresco painted by the High Renaissance artist Andrea del Sarto that dates between 1502 and 1517.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Andrea del Sarto (Painter)

Title

Chasuble with Medallion Depicting John the Baptist

Place

Italy (Object made in)

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Made 1575–1625

Medium

Linen, plain weave underlaid with silk, plain weave with insert medallion of silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk and linen in satin, split and stem stitches; couching and French knots; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with patterning wefts and complementary weft weave tapes; lined with silk, plain weave

Dimensions

109.5 × 73.3 cm (43 1/8 × 28 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment

Reference Number

1971.313

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