tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post6221673241436937046..comments2024-03-04T07:40:27.538+00:00Comments on N e e d l e p r i n t: Assisi Work by Caravaggio & Being Textile AwareN E E D L E P R I N Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-80789339570553678192013-10-25T03:21:07.659+01:002013-10-25T03:21:07.659+01:00Yup. I think you pegged it! I've been lookin...Yup. I think you pegged it! I've been looking for examples of this work in contemporary art for a long time. It was popular - we know that from the huge number of fragments extant today; but it's rarely seen in paintings of interiors. In part, that may be because of iconography. The overwhelming majority of interior paintings are of religious scenes, that are not compatible with a lavish display of needlework. <br /><br />For the record, the pattern you show in snippet is part of a "style cluster" that has many, many identifiable examples, with pieces scattered across museum holdings in the US and Europe. I've been unable to ascertain whether these style clusters have their origins in one or more geographically related workshops, or if they represent the output of many sources, possibly working from printed patterns that (in this case) have not survived. There will be more on this in my forthcoming book.kbsalazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953310524063775372noreply@blogger.com