Altar Frontal
| Title | Altar Frontal |
|---|---|
| Artist | Italy or Portugal |
| Date | Late 17th century 17th century |
| Medium | Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen in leaf, individual satin, satin, split and stem stitches; French knots, laid work, couching and linen padded couching |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Italy Italy |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Purchased with funds provided by Barbara Notz Hines Memorial Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Altar Frontal” is a work by Italy or Portugal, dated Late 17th century. It is executed in linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen in leaf, individual satin, satin, split and stem stitches; french knots, laid work, couching and linen padded couching and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to Late 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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