Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns
Cleveland Museum of Art

Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns

1500s–1600s

Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Based on the ancient belief that the peacock’s flesh never decayed, they became a symbol of immortality.

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