# Portable Altar

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## Artwork

- Artist: [UNKNOWN WEAVER, Italian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-italian-r30d7b998315701>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Wood, textiles and embroidery in various materials, 225 x 177 cm

## Commentary

This type of folding altar was used during the frequent travels undertaken by the Medici for economic or political reasons. The rarity and the refinement of the piece well illustrate the Florentine grand ducal workshops&#39; production of objects for devotional purposes.

## Related artworks

- [Lorenzo de&#39; Medici and His Artists in the Sculpture Garden](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-italian-r30d7b998315701/lorenzo-de-medici-and-his-artists-in-the-sculpture-garden-rbe686f90feadbe>)
- [Textile fragment](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-italian-r30d7b998315701/textile-fragment-r9fd86c9ac5d847>)
- [The Union of the Duchy of Urbino with the Church](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-italian-r30d7b998315701/the-union-of-the-duchy-of-urbino-with-the-church-rd1b692058b3ec8>)
- [Throne Upholstery](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-italian-r30d7b998315701/throne-upholstery-r97db7517a83faf>)
- [Urban VIII Consecrates St Peter&#39;s Basilica](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-weaver-italian-r30d7b998315701/urban-viii-consecrates-st-peters-basilica-rad32390ea4500f>)

## Attribution

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