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Fragment of an aurifrieze, with embroidery of silk and gold thread
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Fragment of an aurifrieze, with embroidery of silk and gold thread

c. 1500 - c. 1525 · embroidering; textile materials; gold thread; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Fragment of an aurifrieze, with embroidery. The pattern features a depiction of a baldachin under which a prophet (without a halo, wearing a turban, a red mantle with wide, long sleeves, and a blue undergarment) is shown. This fragment is accompanied by a fragment with inventory no. BK-NM-4165-B-1.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineFragment van een aurifries, met borduurwerk van zijde en goudraad. c. 1500 - c. 1525. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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