The Easter Tapestry from the nunnery at Kloster Luene is 500 years old - ample reason to exhibit it in the Medieval Section of the Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe from 22nd March till 29th May 2005
In the nunnery of
Kloster Luene there were ten tapestries woven between
1492 and 1505.
The Easter Tapestry, a many-coloured creation embroidered
in woollen thread on linen is the largest and most famous
of them. Its striking compositional scheme sets out the
ordering of the year, celebrating the resurrection of
Christ as the consummation of the redemption of Man.
Literature: Horst Appuhn, Bildstickereien des
Mittelalters in Kloster Luene, p.96, Harenberg 1983, ISBN
3-8879-377-5
Embroidery in
wool on linen,
predominantly in Bokhara couching (Klosterstich),
contours in stemstitch, 475 x 420 cm, Inv.Nr. 1949,73
