Moses Striking the Rock from a set of the Life of Moses
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Florence
Artist: Agostino Melissi|Bernardino van Asselt
Artist bio: Italian, Florence ca. 1615–1683 Florence|Flemish, active 1629–73
Artist role: Designer|Maker
Artist nationality: Italian|Flemish
Date: ca. 1650–57
Medium: Wool, silk (13-15 warps per inch, 6 per cm.)
Dimensions: 16 × 17 ft. (487.7 × 518.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of the family of Frederic W. Rhinelander, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Men|Women|Putti|Moses