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antependium

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antependium
A wooden hanging which was once displayed over, and in front of, the altar of a medieval church.
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For the artistic patronage of Flines in the sixteenth century, see Pearson, 1995, where nine panel paintings, two illuminated manuscripts, a leaf from a gradual, and an antependium are tied to the convent through abbesses' coats of arms (catalog on 402-37).
Nuns, images, and the ideals of women's monasticism: Two paintings ... by Pearson, Andrea G. / Renaissance Quarterly
None here, save for an insignia of a burning bush embroidered on an antependium.
When in Rome by McGee, Harry / Presbyterian Record
1428-1429); the powerful "Nativity" woodcut (1509-1511) of Albrecht Durer of Germany; the fiery etching of Rembrandt van Rijn from the Netherlands, "Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple" (1635); the serene and touching antependium, "Jesus with Five Wounds Adored and Mourned by an Angel" (c.
Anno Domini: Two millennia of Christian art and impact by Kisyk, Jaroslawa / Catholic Insight
 
 
 
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