The Birth of John the Baptist

Design attributed to Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500

This embroidered panel, called an apparel, was part of the decoration of a priest’s dalmatic. Or nué refers to the technique of embroidering colored silk threads over metal threads.

The Birth of John the Baptist, Design attributed to Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) (Italian, Florence ca. 1420–1497 Pistoia), Or nué embroidery of silk and metal thread, Italian, probably Florence

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The Birth of John the Baptist, Design attributed to Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) (Italian, Florence ca. 1420–1497 Pistoia), Or nué embroidery of silk and metal thread, Italian, probably Florence
The Birth of John the Baptist, Design attributed to Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) (Italian, Florence ca. 1420–1497 Pistoia), Or nué embroidery of silk and metal thread, Italian, probably Florence

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