The Christ Child Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist
Unknown Artist
ca. 1500
Medium
Linen warp; wool, silk, and gilt weft yarns
Dimensions
Overall: 19 7/8 x 18 1/4in. (50.5 x 46.4cm) Framed: 22 1/16 x 21 x 2 1/2 in. (56 x 53.3 x 6.4 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
South Netherlandish
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession Number
14.40.709a
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the late 15th century, this South Netherlandish tapestry titled *The Christ Child Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist* (ca. 1500), captures a poignant Eucharistic symbol. The Christ Child is depicted treading grapes to produce wine, evoking the miracle of the Eucharist where wine Christ's blood. Surrounding motifs of grapes, books, and underscore themes of divine sacrifice and spiritual nourishment, common in medieval Christian iconography. Crafted with a linen warp and luxurious we yarns of wool, silk and gilt threads, the tapestry exemplifies the technical mastery of Netherlandish weavers...