Aglauros’s Vision of the Bridal Chamber of Herse, from the Story of Mercury and Herse
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Artist: Willem de Pannemaker|Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio|Giovanni Battista Lodi da Cremona|Giovanni Francesco Penni
Artist bio: Flemish, active Brussels, 1535–78, died 1581|Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505–1565 Krakow (?)|Italian, active 1540–52|Italian, Florence ca. 1496–after 1528 Naples
Artist role: Workshop director|Artist|Designer|Designer
Artist nationality: Flemish|Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: designed ca. 1540, woven ca. 1570
Medium: Wool, silk and precious metal-wrapped threads (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 warps per cm.)
Dimensions: weight confirmed, includes tube: 14 ft. 4 in. × 17 ft. 9 in., 173 lb. (436.9 × 541 cm, 78.5 kg)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Mercury|Bedrooms|Men|Women|Putti|Beds