Harvard Art Museums > 1941.128: Second and Third Articles of the Apostles' Creed Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Second and Third Articles of the Apostles' Creed (Unidentified Artist) , 1941.128,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230525. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1941.128 People Unidentified Artist Title Second and Third Articles of the Apostles' Creed Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date 1500-1510 Places Creation Place: Europe, Belgium, Brussels Culture Flemish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230525 Physical Descriptions Medium Wool and silk Technique Woven, tapestry weave Dimensions 335.3 x 226.1 cm (132 x 89 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Felix M. Warburg in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Mr. Felix M. Warburg's birth Accession Year 1941 Object Number 1941.128 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This tapestry is a fragment of the first panel in a series dedicated to the Apostles' Creed. The lower part of the tapestry shows the Adoration of the Magi set in a makeshift brick structure. A cloth of honor is lowered behind the Virgin. To the left of the brick wall we see servants with horses. The Apostle Andrew, shown in the act of writing on a banderole, appears on the lower left. His banderole reads: ET IN IHESUM XPRISTUM FILIUM EIUS UNICU DOMIUM NOSTUM [Apostles' Creed] ("And Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord." The upper part of the tapestry shows the Annunciation on the left and the Nativity of Christ on the right. The prophet Isaiah, placed in the upper center, holds a banderole which reads: ECCE VIRGO CONCIPIET ET PARIET FILIUM ("Behold the Virgin conceived and brought forth a son"). On the extreme right appears the apostle James the Elder, holding a banderole inscribed with the words: QUI CONCEPTUS EST DE SPIRITU SANCTO NATUS EX MARIA VIRGINE [Apostles' Creed] ("Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary"). The tapestry was cut down and a narrow border with colored gemstones was added at a later date. A wider border containing flowers was added to the upper left corner. The original tapestry would have been taller and much wider and would have also included the first and fourth articles of the Creed. Publication History D. T. B. Wood, "'Credo' Tapestries (Concluded)", Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs (1914), v. 24, n. 132, pp. 309-311, 314-317 D. T. B. Wood, "'Credo' Tapestries", Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs (1914), v. 24, n. 131, pp. 247-249, 252-254 G. J. Demotte, La Tapisserie Gothique (Paris and New York, 1924), p. 3, plate 41 Jean-Paul Asselberghs, Les tapisseries flamandes aux états-unis d'amérique, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire (Brussels, 1974), pp. 14-16 E. J. Kalf, "Twee Wandtapijten in het Museum Boymans van Beuningen te Rotterdam", Artes Textiles: Bijdragen tot de Geschiedenis van de Tapijt-, Borduur- en TextielKunst (1986), XI, pp. 93-106 Related Works 1956.241 Unidentified Artist Scenes from the Childhood of Christ Textile Arts 1941.129 Unidentified Artist Fifth and Sixth Articles of the Apostles Creed Textile Arts Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
