Tapestry: Vertumnus Disguised as a Fisherman (From the series The Story of Vertumnus and Pomona)
Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen
(Netherlandish, 1500–1559)
Second half of the 16th or first quarter of the 17th century
Object PlaceProbably Brussels, Flanders
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions412.11 x 513.71 cm (162 1/4 x 202 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ernest B. Dane
Accession number48.402
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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Provenance1926, Seidlitz and Van Baarn (dealer), New York; 1926, sold by Seidlitz and Van Baarn to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Dane, Brookline, MA; 1948, gift of Mrs. Ernest B. Dane to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 13, 1948)
3rd-4th century AD
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
First third of the 16th century
Last quarter of the 16th or first half of the 17th century
Late 15th or early 16th century