where weave patterns match in historic- canvases and a textile fragment

Textile fragments found in the deanery of the Abbey of Sint Truiden in Belgium, were dated early 16th century.

“Authenticated bones were wrapped up in textile fragments and were seen as Benedictine treasures of the Meuse region.”

Published in “Stof uit de kist” ISBN 90-6831-338-X D. 1991/0602/16

The pattern of one of the fragments has the same pattern as those in the canvas of El Greco ‘s “Vision of Saint John”(1608-14) and in Velázquez’s “Adoration of the Magi” (1619)

The Art Newspaper

quote…“The first goal is to record all this knowledge, and preserve it,” says Loermans, who aims to create a database of weaving patterns and paintings. She hopes that researchers and conservators will start recording details about textile weaves in the canvases they treat and reach out if they find complex patterns.”

in https://www.theartnewspaper.com
search for “weaver uncovers….”

Haptic&Hue ; podcast

  

Special interview this month in Friends of Haptic and Hue with @helenaloermans, the woman who realised that many of the Old Masters painted onto complex hand woven linen. She has dedicated her time to deciphering the different weaves and researching the canvases. Listen to the secrets she has discovered in The Weave Beneath – The Canvases of the Old Masters.

Please click on the image to listen to the podcast…