Tapestry: Scipio Upbraiding Masinissa (from the series The Story of Scipio Africanus)
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
Object PlaceBrussels, Flanders
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions342.26 x 255.04 cm (134 3/4 x 100 7/16 in.)
Credit LineRichard Black Sewall, Fund
Accession number19.59
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceBetween 1884 and 1887, purchased in Spain by Arthur Astor Carey (b. 1857 - d. 1923), Cambridge, MA; 1919, sold by Arthur Astor Carey to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 1919)
First half of the 18th century
First half of the 18th century A.D. 1700–50
First quarter of the 16th century
First quarter of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century
late 17th century
Probably third quarter of the 17th century, 1650–75