Fables of Ovid: Flaying Of Marsyas tapestry
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- Title: Fables of Ovid: Flaying Of Marsyas tapestry
- Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
- Maker: Woven under the direction of Willem de Pannemaker (Flemish, active Brussels, 1535–78, died 1581)
- Date: designed ca. 1546 - 1550, woven ca. 1550 - 1551
- Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
- Medium: Wool, silk, and gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads
- Dimensions: Overall: 144 × 192 in. (365.8 × 487.7 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
- Credit Line: Patrimonio Nacional. ©Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts