The Last Supper
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Artist: Michiel Coxie (I)|Unknown|Pieter Coecke van Aelst|Barthélemy van den Kerckhove|Albrecht Dürer|Marcantonio Raimondi
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1499–1592 Mechelen| |Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels| |German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg|Italian, Argini (?) ca. 1480–before 1534 Bologna (?)
Artist role: Designer|Maker|Artist|Artist|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish| |Netherlandish| |German|Italian
Date: 1540–45
Medium: Wool, silk, silver-gilt, silver thread (18-19 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.)
Dimensions: H. 123 x W. 115 inches (312.4 x 292.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1944
Accession year: 1944
Tags: Birds|Owls|Dogs|Apostles|Jesus|Last Supper