Seven Deadly Sins: Lust tapestry

Designer Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish

Anonymous Flemish weavers

designed ca. 1532 - 1534, woven before 1568, probably around 1545

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: Seven Deadly Sins: Lust tapestry
Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
Maker: Anonymous Flemish weavers
Date: designed ca. 1532 - 1534, woven before 1568, probably around 1545
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Medium: Wool, silk, and gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads
Dimensions: Overall: 180 × 324 in. (457.2 × 823 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line: Patrimonio Nacional. ©Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts