Erminia and the Shepherd (from a set of Scenes from Gerusalemme Liberata)
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: San Michele|Domenico Paradisi|Pietro Ferloni
Artist bio:  |Italian, active 1689–1721|Italian, active 1717–70
Artist role: Manufactory|Designer|Workshop director
Artist nationality:  |Italian|Italian
Date: designed ca. 1689–93, woven 1732–39
Medium: Wool, silk (16-18 warps per inch, 7 per cm.)
Dimensions: 11 ft. 11 in. × 15 ft. (363.2 × 457.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892
Accession year: 1892
Tags: Eagles|Children|Men|Women|Goats|Horses|Sheep|Shepherds