Thursday, October 24, 2019

Easiest Blackwork Embroidery Pattern found in a Historical Painting

I think this is the easiest blackwork embroidery pattern that I have found in a historical painting!
If you look around the neckline, the embroidery is a simple straight dashed line.

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Portrait of a Lady as Saint Lucy, painted by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio circa 1509
Available at the Thyssen Bornemisza Museo Nacional in Madrid, Spain
https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/boltraffio-giovanni-antonio/portrait-lady-saint-lucy

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