Tapestry: Scipio Rescuing his Father at the Battle of Ticinus (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)
Dimensions350 x 518 cm (137 13/16 x 203 15/16 in.)
Credit LineRichard Black Sewall, Fund
Accession number19.60
On View
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)
3rd-4th century AD
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
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
Francesco Albani
First half of the 18th century A.D. 1700–50