Grass Juice with Embroidery 18th Century - The miraculous catch of fish
Features
The miraculous catch of fish
Artwork title: La pesca miracolosa
Age: 18th Century / 1701 - 1800
Subject: Sacred Subject
Artistic technique: Tapestry
Technical specification: Grass Juice
Description : La pesca miracolosa
Grass juice, with thread inserts and embroidered stitching which simulate shading. The scene is taken from the Gospel episode of the Miraculous Draught of Fish. It is a copy of the homonymous masterpiece made by Raffaello commissioned by Pope Leone X in 1515. He had made the cartoons for the tapestries of the Cappella Sistina dedicated to the Acts of the Apostols; seven of these ten cartoons are conserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. It requires cleaning and restoration.
Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.
Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 305
Width: 310
Depth: 2