ALTAR FRONTAL TRIMMING
16th century
Medium
Red with gold & silver metallic thread embroderey, specimen of needlework, Verdon Gallery, Pub.Lib.
Measurements
75 × 50 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1913
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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Ulysses and the Sirens
John William WATERHOUSE
Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law
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Textile
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The thinker
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(Mother and child)
E. Phillips FOX
Little Red Riding Hood
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Coffee pot
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Hat
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Banner
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Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
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Forest and sun
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Anguish
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Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara
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Cabinet
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