Neptune from the "Doria Grotesques"
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, probably Brussels
Artist: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)|Anonymous Workshop
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome|Flemish
Artist role: Designer|Maker
Artist nationality: Italian|Flemish
Date: designed 1545, woven ca. 1550
Medium: Wool and silk (7-8 warps per cm.)
Dimensions: Overall: 128 15/16 x 128 15/16 in. (327.5 x 327.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 2011
Accession year: 2011
Tags: Heads|Neptune|Lions|Dogs|Dolphins