Mercury Changes Aglauros to Stone, from the Story of Mercury and Herse
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Artist: Willem de Pannemaker|Giovanni Battista Lodi da Cremona|Giovanni Francesco Penni
Artist bio: Flemish, active Brussels, 1535–78, died 1581|Italian, active 1540–52|Italian, Florence ca. 1496–after 1528 Naples
Artist role: Workshop director|Designer|Designer
Artist nationality: Flemish|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: 170 1/16 x 283 1/16 in. (432 x 719 cm); weight confirmed, includes tube: 14 ft. 9 in. × 23 ft. 6 in., 199 lb. (449.6 × 716.3 cm, 90.3 kg)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Dogs|Men|Women|Mercury|Stairs