Goldwork & Silk Embroidery Tutorial: Venetian Floral
Last week, we looked at a mid-15th-century orphrey panel from Venice with an interesting goldwork background on silk. I’ve adapted […]
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Venetian embroidery from the mid-15th century
Last month, we looked at some early 15th-century embroidery from Venice, Italy. You can read about it here: the Cope of
Goldwork Tutorial: an ornate border from 15th century Venice
In the past two weeks, we have explored the early 15th-century goldwork embroidery from Venice, Italy. One of its characteristics
Venetian Embroidery: more “measles” from medieval Venice
From last week’s blog post, you might have gotten the idea that Venetian goldwork embroideries from the early 15th century are
Venetian Embroidery: cope fragments of Pope Gregory XII
In September 2019, I visited the exquisite exhibition “Fili d’oro e dipinti di seta” in the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Northern