Agamemnon musters the Greek troops at Aulis from the “Story of Iphigenia”
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Artist: Pieter Coecke van Aelst|Willem de Kempeneer
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels|Flemish, active ca. 1522–48
Artist role: Designer|Maker
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Flemish
Date: 1535–48
Medium: Wool, silk (16-17 warps per inch, 6-7 per cm.)
Dimensions: Overall: 164 1/2 x 259 in. (417.8 x 657.9 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Constance McCann Betts, Mrs. Winston F.C. Guest, and Frasier W. McCann, 1942
Accession year: 1942
Tags: Soldiers|Men|Horses