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Band with Figures of Women and Angels
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About this work
Likely a religious scene, female figures bear crosses on their chests facing angels playing a keyboard instrument. Later piecing and repairs have distorted the appearance of the central figure to that of a double-tailed mermaid. The top part of her dress has been replaced with an extra bust and set of arms. This is especially visible when comparing the bottom of her dress with the dresses of the far left and far right figures.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBand with Figures of Women and Angels, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen: needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 42.6 x 144.3 cm (16 3/4 x 56 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Myrta Leonora Jones, 1920.1272
