Portion (From Altar Frontal)
1501-1525
Medium
Silk, plain weave variation with silk supplementary wefts and weft-float faced 1:2 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, supplementary facing and supplementary brocading wefts forming weft loops and supplementary pile warps forming cut voided velvet; edged with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts with extended supplementary patterning weft knotted uncut fringe and over extended ground weft cut fringe
Dimensions
117.8 × 31.4 cm (46 3/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
12401
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...