id: 122572
accession number: 1942.826
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.826
updated: 2024-03-26 01:57:53.612000
Altar Frontal: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ, c. 1500. France and South Netherlands, 16th century. Wool, silk, gold thread; tapestry weave; overall: 107.3 x 240 cm (42 1/4 x 94 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.826
title: Altar Frontal: Scenes from the Childhood of Christ
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creation date: c. 1500
creation date earliest: 1495
creation date latest: 1505
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creditline: Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture: France and South Netherlands, 16th century
technique: Wool, silk, gold thread; tapestry weave
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Tapestry
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measurements: Overall: 107.3 x 240 cm (42 1/4 x 94 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
opening date: 1942-11-12T04:00:00
Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
title: 35th Anniversary Exhibition
opening date: 1951-06-20T04:00:00
35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
title: When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story
opening date: 1981-12-01T05:00:00
When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).
title: Draped in Splendor: Renaissance Textiles and the Church
opening date: 2003-09-07T00:00:00
Draped in Splendor: Renaissance Textiles and the Church. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 7, 2003-September 26, 2004).
title: Only for Beauty? (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
opening date: 2014-12-08T05:00:00
Only for Beauty? (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 2014-December 7, 2015).
title: Art of Embroidery in Late Medieval Europe (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
opening date: 2020-12-19T05:00:00
Art of Embroidery in Late Medieval Europe (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 2020-April 11, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': '2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (December 7, 1951-January 27, 1952); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (February 27-March 25, 1952).', 'opening_date': '1952-02-27T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Charles T. Barney [1851–1907], New York, NY
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John L. Severance [1863–1936], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?–1942
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1942–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page number: Reproduced: p. [53], Plate XXV, cat. no. 117; Mention: p. 59, cat. no. 117
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n63
Wadsworth Atheneum, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, and Charles Crehore Cunningham. 2000 Years of Tapestry Weaving: A Loan Exhibition : Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Dec. 7, 1951 to Jan. 27, 1952 ; the Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb. 27, 1952 to Mar. 25, 1952. Hartford, Conn: Wardsworth Atheneum], 1951.
page number: p. 37
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 184
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n44
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 72
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n96
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 72
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n96
Asselberghs, Jeen Paul. Les tapisseries flamandes aux États-Unis d'Amérique. Bruxelles: Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 1974.
page number: p. 21
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 81
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n101
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IMAGES
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