Minerva from the "Doria Grotesques"
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Artist: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)|Joost van Herzeele
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome|Flemish, active before 1580–89
Artist role: Designer|Maker
Artist nationality: Italian|Flemish
Date: Designed 1545, woven ca. 1550
Medium: Wool, silk (17-19 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.)
Dimensions: 12 ft. 6 in. × 13 ft. 3 in. (381 × 403.9 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of Annie C. Kane, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Cupid|Mythical Creatures|Minerva