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Dalmatic
On View In:
Gallery 280
Artist:   Artist Unknown  
Title:   Dalmatic  
Date:   16th century  
Medium:   Linen, silk, metallic threads; embroidery  
Dimensions:   46 x 55 in. (116.84 x 139.7 cm)  
Credit Line:   The William Hood Dunwoody Fund  
Location:   Gallery 280  

The rich, skillful embroidery on this dalmatic, or outer vestment worn by a Catholic deacon during Mass and other services, is characteristic of 16th-century Spanish liturgical wear. Its two roundels featuring Saint John the Baptist-as a child with the Madonna (seen here) and as an adult-would have connected the congregation with the celebrant who wore it. The presence of the saint on both sides suggests that it was made for a church that fostered a particular devotion to him.


Object Description  
  
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Classification:   Textiles  
Physical Description:   Dalmatic of red velvet with orphreys embroidered in gold thread and colored silks in a design of vases and floral arabesques. The medallion appliqued to the front represents the Virgin with the Baptist as a man. The side seams are finished with finely fringed braid in alternate red and yellow sections.  
Creation Place:   Europe, Spain, , ,  
Accession #:   31.65  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts  

 


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