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accession number: 1950.145
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Altar Frontal with the Lamentation, c. 1474. Attributed to Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495), Rubinetto de Francia (Italian, active 1457–1483). Wool, silk, gold and silver threads; overall: 104.2 x 199.4 cm (41 x 78 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.145
title: Altar Frontal with the Lamentation
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creation date: c. 1474
creation date earliest: 1469
creation date latest: 1479
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Italy, Ferrara
technique: Wool, silk, gold and silver threads
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Tapestry
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CREATORS
* Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495) - designed by
* Rubinetto de Francia (Italian, active 1457–1483) - woven in the workshop of
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measurements: Overall: 104.2 x 199.4 cm (41 x 78 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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: Cosmè Tura: Painting and Design in Renaissance Ferrara
opening date: 2002-01-20T00:00:00
Cosmè Tura: Painting and Design in Renaissance Ferrara. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA (organizer) (January 20-May 12, 2002).
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: Renaissance Textiles (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
opening date: 2012-11-14T05:00:00
Renaissance Textiles (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 14, 2012-December 10, 2013).
title: Liturgical Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
opening date: 2018-12-05T05:00:00
Liturgical Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 5, 2018-December 2, 2019).
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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'}
* {'description': 'Decorative Arts of the Italian Renaissance, 1400-1600. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (November 8, 1958-January 4, 1959).', 'opening_date': '1958-11-08T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Le Muse e il principe: arte di corte nel Rinascimento Padano, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy (September 20-December 8, 1991).', 'opening_date': '1991-09-20T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Heinemann, Rudolf J., and Adolf Feulner. Stiftung Sammlung Schloss Rohoncz. Lugano-Castagnola: Stiftung Sammlung Schloss Rohoncz, 1937.
page number: cat.596, pl. 81
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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. 42, plate XI, p. 73
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Shepherd, Dorothy G. ""The Lamentation," a Tapestry Antependium Designed by Cosimo Tura." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 38, no. 2 (1951): 40-29.
page number: p. 40-42
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25141688.
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” February 19, 1951, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr0014
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. 214
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n48
Cleveland Museum of Art, and William Mathewson Milliken. The Cleveland Museum of Art. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1958.
page number: p. 30
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Ruhmer, Eberhard. Tura: Paintings and Drawings. London: Phaidon Publ, 1958.
page number: p. 7, 37, 183, pl. IIc
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Detroit Institute of Arts, and Paul L. Grigaut. Decorative Arts of the Italian Renaissance, 1400-1600; The Detroit Institute of Arts [Exhibition] November 18, 1958-January 4, 1959. 1958.
page number: p. 80, no. 189
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Viale Ferrero, Mercedes. Arazzi italiani. Milano: Electa editrice, 1962.
page number: p. 13, pl. 4
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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. 83
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n107
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. 83
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n107
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. 96
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n116
Campbell, Stephen J., Cosmè Tura, Luke Syson, and Alan Chong. Cosmè Tura: Painting and Design in Renaissance Ferrara. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2002.
page number: p. 259-62
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