Gluttony from a set of The Seven Deadly Sins
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, probably Brussels
Artist: Pieter Coecke van Aelst
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: Between ca. 1550 and 1560
Medium: Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread
19-23 warps per inch, 8-10 per cm.
Dimensions: H. 153 x W. 267 inches
388.6 x 678.2 cm
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Frederic R. Coudert Jr., in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Murray, 1957
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Alexander The Great|Cleopatra|Bacchus|Judith