Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Designer Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish

Woven under the direction of Willem de Kempeneer Flemish

designed ca. 1537 - 1538, woven before 1544

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek
Designer: Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
Maker: Woven under the direction of Willem de Kempeneer (Flemish, active ca. 1522–48)
Date: designed ca. 1537 - 1538, woven before 1544
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Medium: Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread
Dimensions: Overall: 189 x 306 11/16 in. (480 x 779 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line: Lent by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from Hampton Court Palace. Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014, photo by Bruce White.
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts