When author Lois Winston isn’t placing me in
situations where I’m tripping over dead bodies, she designs needlework projects
for the world’s leading manufacturer of embroidery floss.
As you know, if you’re a regular follower of this
blog, Lois recently vacationed in Montreal and Quebec and has been sharing her
vacation with us, especially interesting crafts and artworks she’s come across.
Today’s installment features the embroidery that surrounds French artist Antoine
Callet’s Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, an altarpiece painted c. 1820 that now
resides in the Quebec Museum of Art.
The central medallion, c. 1818, is oil on canvas,
surrounded by a combination of polychrome silk and chenille threads, Japan
gold, Japan silver, gold and silver twist with plate, spangles, purl and
cabochons on a silk velvet background.
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