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Description: | Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1480 - circa 1500; Classification(s): woven textiles, tapestry, weaving; Acquisition: bequeathed by Marlay, Charles Brinsley, 1912, C.B. Marlay Bequest [MAR.T.30-1912]
Description: Tapestry depicting the Virgin seated on a brocaded throne under a canopy shown between faceted columns with crocketed arches. Joseph, cap in hand, stands at one side and the Christ Child sits on his mother's knee. The kings offer them gifts at the other side. In the foreground there are flowers and behind the scene there are houses. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | woven textiles Unknown tapestry | Temporal: | name=late 15th century; start=1480; end=1500 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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