Panel
1425-1475
Medium
Silk and gilt-metal-strip wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts bound by main warps in weft-float faced 1:4 'Z' twill interlacings and supplementary pile warps forming cut, voided velvet
Dimensions
110.5 × 25.4 cm (43 1/2 × 10 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 72.2 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
26313
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...