Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- Title: Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall
- Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
- Maker: Woven under the direction of Jan de Kempeneer (Flemish, active 1540–56)
- Maker: Woven under the direction of Frans Ghieteels (Flemish, active 1561–after 1581)
- Date: designed ca. 1548, woven by 1551
- Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
- Medium: Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread
- Dimensions: Overall: 188 9/16 x 275 9/16 in. (479 x 700 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
- Credit Line: Florence Instituti Museale della Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino (Arazzi 1912–25, 17). ©Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts