Altarpiece of the Virgin and Child

1460-1470 · Spain

Linen plain weave ground appliquéd with linen and: silk plain weaves and silk velvet; embroidered with silk floss and creped threads, gilt- and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk threads, seed pearls and metal spangles

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

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