Altarpiece of the Virgin and Child by El Burgo de Osma, textile, 1460-1470

Altarpiece of the Virgin and Child

El Burgo de Osma

Year
1460-1470
Medium
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
Dimensions
Retable (a): 167 × 203.5 cm (65 3/4 × 80 1/8 in.) Altar Frontal (b): 89.2 × 211.8 cm (35 1/8 × 83 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
Spain
Period
Renaissance

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