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Paul before Agrippa from a set of Scenes from the Life of Saint Paul

Designer Adapted from a design by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian
ca. 1600
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Paul before Agrippa from a set of Scenes from the Life of Saint Paul
  • Designer: Adapted from a design by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome) (Acts of the Apostles: Blinding of Elymas)
  • Maker: Unidentified Weaver's Mark
  • Date: ca. 1600
  • Culture: Flemish, Brussels
  • Medium: Wool, silk (14-15 warps per inch, 6-7 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: H. 11 ft. 7 in. x W. 8 ft. 8 in. (355.6 x 264.2 cm.)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: The Lillian Stokes Gillespie Collection, Bequest of Lillian Stokes Gillespie, 1915
  • Object Number: 15.121.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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