Tapestry: Three Episodes in the Life of Saint Paul (from the series, The Story of Saint Paul)
Pieter Coecke van Aelst
(Netherlandish, 1502–1550)
Second third of the 16th century
Object PlaceBrussels, Flanders
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
DimensionsOverall: 405 x 686cm (159 7/16 x 270 1/16in.)
Credit LineCharles Potter Kling Fund
Accession number65.596
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria [see note 1]. By 1920, Bachstitz Gallery, The Hague; 1924, sold by Bachstitz to the Detroit Institute of Arts; 1947, sold by the Detroit Institute of Arts to French and Company, New York (stock no. 45152); 1965, sold by French and Co. to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 12, 1965)
NOTES:
[1] According to Ludwig Baldass, "Masterpieces of the Art of Flemish Tapestry-Weaving," Bulletin of the Bachstitz Gallery, September 1924, n.p.
NOTES:
[1] According to Ludwig Baldass, "Masterpieces of the Art of Flemish Tapestry-Weaving," Bulletin of the Bachstitz Gallery, September 1924, n.p.
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
First quarter of the 16th century