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Velvet antependium
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A velvet brocade with a pomegranate pattern of scarlet on gold and yellow. "goudlaken" is the term of the time. The piece is mounted as an antependium and shows four vertical and one horizontal seam. At the bottom, a gold fringe. Lining.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAntependium van fluweel. 1500 - 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.