Panel
Unknown Artist
ca. 1600
Medium
Wool, silk and metal thread on flannel
Dimensions
H. 23 x W. 20 1/2 inches (58.4 x 52.1 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture
Swiss, Zurich
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.1401
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite embroidered panel, created around 1600 in Zurich, Switzerland, offers a glimpse into the refined domestic artistry of early modern Europe. Produced during the Renaissance era in a Protestant stronghold, such textiles adorned bourgeois, showcasing the owner's wealth and skill. Zurich's textile traditions, rooted in fine linen and embroidery workshops, flourished here, blending functionality with elaborate decoration. Crafted from wool, silk, and metal threads on a flannel ground, the panel measures 23 by 20½ inches, making it a portable yet luxurious wall hanging or garment pane...