Medici Armorial
| Title | Medici Armorial |
|---|---|
| Artist | After a cartoon by Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665), painted before April 27, 1643 Woven at the Medici workshop under the direction of Pietro van Asselt (c. 1600–1644), before June 15, 1644 Italy, Florence |
| Date | 1643/44 17th century |
| Medium | Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts and areas of 4:4 plain interlacing of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk wefts |
| Classification | weaving - tapestry |
| Origin | Italy Italy |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Robert Allerton |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Medici Armorial” is a work by After a cartoon by Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665), painted before April 27, 1643 Woven at the Medici workshop under the direction of Pietro van Asselt (c. 1600–1644), before June 15, 1644 Italy, Florence, dated 1643/44. It is executed in wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts and areas of 4:4 plain interlacing of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk wefts and classified as weaving - tapestry. 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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