In Praise of God exhibition, Vienna, 2016.

Example of embroidery from the exhibition 'In Praise of God', Vienna 2016. Example of embroidery from the exhibition 'In Praise of God', Vienna 2016.

'In Praise of God: Ecclesiastical Textiles from the Age of Maria Theresia,' was the name of an exhibition set up in the Kaiserliche Schatzkammer in Vienna, from May to September 2016. On display were eighteenth century vestments from the collection of the museum. Most of the garments were owned by Emperor Charles VI (1685–1740), his wife Elisabeth Christine (1691–1750) and their daughter, Maria Theresia (1717–1780).

Most of the vestments are made of French or Italian fabrics, embellished with embroidery. There are also court robes that were reworked into ecclesiastical vestments. They show the wealth and quality of the Schatzkammer's holdings. The exhibition also shows contemporary ecclesiastical vestments produced after designs by Christof Cremer and Stephan Hann. 

Digital webpage for exhibition (retrieved 12 June 2016).

YouTube film

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 12 June 2016).

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