Sujet
Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain, 1763. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain, 1763. This rare Ottoman embroidery features a floral bouquet that enriches the field under an elegant arch of gilt-metal thread. Flanked by vines of tulips and irises on a silver-metal-thread ground, vases of tulips and jonquils within cartouches adorn the main border and the well-turned corners, a sign of high quality. Dated 1763, the textile documents a mid-18th-century style and technique uncommon in Ottoman embroideries. The Armenian community commissioned this pattern for a liturgical curtain. Beneath the arch, Saint John the Baptist appears with a staff of victory, holding his own severed head in one arm and the Lamb of God in the other. The embroidered Armenian inscription reads: This curtain is in memory of the people of Hassan Pasha Khan who gave it to the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist on the Armenian date 10 May 1212 [1763]
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F79_310
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
120,2Mo (10,2Mo) / 44,6cm x 67,5cm / 5269 x 7975 (300dpi)