Plate XLVIII · Palliotto (Pallium, Pannus; Antealtare, Frontale, Antependium)
Vol. IX (1952) · full-page plateA) EMBROIDERED ANTEPENDIUM: Mary with Child between the archangels Gabriel and Michael: at the feet of the Virgin, the donor is kneeling. Gift of Otto I von Grandson to the cathedral of Lausanne (early 14th cent.) - Bern, Historical Museum. B) EMBROIDERED ANTEPENDIUM WITH SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS; from left to right: Agony in the garden, before Pilate, carries the Cross, Crucifixion, Ascension, Coronation of Mary, Christ the Judge. In the border Christ crowns Mary between praying and music-making angels. Gift of Duke Albert II of Austria to the monastery of Königsfelden (1st half of the 14th cent.) - Bern, Historical Museum. C) ALTAR ANTEPENDIUM IN TAPESTRY. Dead Christ with angels; design by Alessandro Allori (1535-1607). Gift of Grand Duke Ferdinand I to Clement VIII. Florence workshop - Biblioteca Vaticana, Christian Museum, chapel of St. Pius V. D) ANTEPENDIUM OF THE HIGH ALTAR OF THE CHURCH OF S. EUGENIO (1952), bronze by Attilio Selva - Rome.



