Saturday, August 21, 2010

Italian Stumpwork?

Sometimes you come across an embroidery that is so amazing that you can look at it forever – or never tire of looking at it.

This piece lives in the Don Mazza Museum in Verona:


Most of my photos of this embroidery turned out terribly blurry but this next one is okay and shows many of the different textures and three-dimensionality of this incredible needlework. (Click on the photo for a closer look.)


I'm so sorry that the detailed close-ups didn't turn out but do take a close look at all the things going on in this work; the hair, clothing, different fillings, padding – just each and every thing really.

It was embroidered by the young students of the Don Mazza school in Verona somewhere around the turn of the 20th century.

Italian Stumpwork?

3 comments:

  1. Such a stunning piece of work! Wish I could get a closer look. Thank you for sharing it.

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  2. Una verdadera obra maestra este bordado, gracias por compartirlo en foto.

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  3. Beautiful piece! Interesting textures!Thank you for sharing these images.

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