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Tag: Goldwork
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We will start the new year with an interesting chasuble I encountered at the Dommuseum Frankfurt. The chasuble features embroidery from Cologne dating to the mid-14th and the second quarter of the 15th century. The museum, housed in the historical cloisters, is well worth a visit. Many medieval vestments are on permanent display, and you are…
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Last week, we looked at a mid-15th-century orphrey panel from Venice with an interesting goldwork background on silk. I’ve adapted the design slightly and turned it into a goldwork embroidery tutorial. The stitching is relatively simple but teaches you a few key things when it comes to medieval goldwork embroidery. Journeyman and Master Patrons find…
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Last month, we looked at some early 15th-century embroidery from Venice, Italy. You can read about it here: the Cope of Pope Gregory XII, further early 15th-century embroidery from Venice, and a tutorial. This week, we will look at a Venetian piece from the second half of the 15th century. It features some lovely embroidery techniques that would…
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FINALLY: three years and one month after I ordered the above title, it finally arrived a couple of days ago. It is the third (and last) volume on a research project regarding the Imperial Vestments kept in Bamberg. I have written two previous book reviews, which you can find here: volume 1 and volume 2. And I have written several blogs…
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In the past two weeks, we have explored the early 15th-century goldwork embroidery from Venice, Italy. One of its characteristics is the ornate orphrey borders with the twisted columns. I’ve always been curious how they were made! So out came the cotton padding threads and the gold threads for a goldwork tutorial. This kind of…
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From last week’s blog post, you might have gotten the idea that Venetian goldwork embroideries from the early 15th century are somewhat plentiful. They are not. However, another magnificent piece of Venetian embroidery was exhibited at Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Northern Italy. Some parts are remarkably modern in their appearance. Parts of the design could…
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In September 2019, I visited the exquisite exhibition “Fili d’oro e dipinti di seta” in the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Northern Italy. Together with the 2015 exhibition in the Catharijneconvent and the 2016 Opus Anglicanum exhibition in the V&A, this was one of those ‘must-see’ exhibitions. This one visit provided me with research material for several…