[Sidenote:
_Wool and Silk._
H. 8 _ft._ 10 _in._
W. 7 _ft._ 2 _in._
]
THE PENTECOST: _The Apostles and the members of the Early Church are
gathered together. The tongues of fire descend upon them, and the Holy
Ghost appears like a dove between the figures of God and Jesus revealed
above. A wide border of scroll with inset medallions of biblical scenes.
In the upper border a papal coat of arms._
[Sidenote: Lent by _William Baumgarten & Company_.]
Renaissance tapestries in so intimate a scale that yet are not miniature
occur rather seldom. The piece has great clarity and brilliance and
carries forcefully the religious feeling of the episode.
In the selvage the Brussels city mark and the weaver's initials, C. S. The
mark is unidentified.
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