# Scenes of the Passion of Christ

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## Artwork

- Artist: [UNKNOWN WEAVER, Flemish](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Tapestry, 300 x 460 cm

## Commentary

Using the threads of different colours made it possible to weave any scene for a tapestry. Although not unlimited, the number of colours was nevertheless more than sufficient to create a convincing reproduction of a painted design. One of the earliest surviving Franco-Flemish tapestries , which dates from 1380, contains 19 different colours. A century later, a tapestry with 40 colours, such as that shown in the picture, was the rule rather the exception, and more than 80 colours would be employed for a very special commission in the 16th and 17th centuries.

## Related artworks

- [A Ballad](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/a-ballad-r20e2c03988b12b>)
- [The Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-annunciation-r485b5ffa99d64d>)
- [The End of the Hunt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-end-of-the-hunt-r203c4ad33b888a>)
- [The Holy Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-holy-family-r0536911a6560e5>)
- [The Offering of the Heart](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-offering-of-the-heart-r05e1bd885a19f9>)
- [The Unicorn in Captivity](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-flemish-rc6e052978b9cc0/the-unicorn-in-captivity-r88c1ab4dbc3f60>)

## Attribution

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