The Tapestry of Creation, also known as the Girona Tapestry, is a Romanesque panel of needlework from the eleventh century housed in the Museum of the Cathedral of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. Measuring about three and a half by four and a half meters and worked in wool and linen, it is arranged in concentric circles surrounded by a border of theological scenes drawn from the Christian creation story along with a depiction of the yearly calendar. Part of its right border and bottom third are lost, and scholars continue to debate who commissioned it and what role it played in the church.
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Year CreatedCirca; the source dates it to the late 11th or early 12th century, no single year given. MediumWoolen couched needlework embroidery on a wool chevron twill ground fabric 1 LocationMuseum of the Cathedral of Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain 1 Primary MaterialWool and linen thread on wool fabric 1 Medium
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Romanesque embroidered hanging in Girona Cathedral.
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12th-century Romanesque embroidered hanging.
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The Tapestry of Creation or Girona Tapestry is a Romanesque panel of needlework from the 11th century, housed in the Museum of the Cathedral of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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late 11th or early 12th century in or near Catalonia
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panel of woolen couched needlework laid down on the surface of a terracotta woolen chevron ground fabric
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wool and linen threads of red, green, yellow, white, blue, and earth tones which are outlined in black
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The Tapestry of Creation or Girona Tapestry is a Romanesque panel of needlework from the 11th century, housed in the Museum of the Cathedral of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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The Tapestry of Creation or Girona Tapestry is a Romanesque panel of needlework from the 11th century, housed in the Museum of the Cathedral of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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