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Chasuble
probably 1520s52 1/2 x 29 in. (133.4 x 73.7 cm)
Spanish artist
Spain
Jan Gossaert
Flanders (ca. 1472 - 1532) Designer
Object Type:
Textiles
Medium and Support:
Fabric, gold and silk embroidery
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Lovejoy
Accession Number:
1939.2
Location: Not currently on view
A chasuble is the outer garment worn by a priest or bishop when celebrating the Mass, the core sacred ritual of the Roman Catholic faith. The embroidered bands down the front and back, called orphreys, depict events from the life of the Virgin Mary.
Clues to the origin and date of the chasuble emerge from both the medium and the design of the orphreys. While the gold thread and velvet suggest a Spanish origin, the designs themselves have been attributed to the famous Flemish artist Jan Gossaert. The designs may have been commissioned by a Spanish patron. Such an alliance is well imaginable, as during the 1520s both Spain and the Netherlands were ruled by the Hapsburg family; trade, both artistic or mercantile, flourished between the two territories.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
Clues to the origin and date of the chasuble emerge from both the medium and the design of the orphreys. While the gold thread and velvet suggest a Spanish origin, the designs themselves have been attributed to the famous Flemish artist Jan Gossaert. The designs may have been commissioned by a Spanish patron. Such an alliance is well imaginable, as during the 1520s both Spain and the Netherlands were ruled by the Hapsburg family; trade, both artistic or mercantile, flourished between the two territories.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- A Sampling of Textiles Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester 10/3/1975 - 11/2/1975
- It Came from the Vault: Rarely Seen Works from MAG's Collection 3/17/2013 - 6/9/2013
- Renaissance Impressions: 16th-Century Prints from the Kirk Edward Long Collection 11/13/2021 - 2/6/2022
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Title: A 16th Century Spanish Vestment. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Issue Date: May 1939. Page Number: 2-4
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- A Sampling of Textiles. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1975.
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It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue
Entry for this artwork in the It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue. The exhibition ran from March 17-June 9, 2013