The Twelve Ages of a Man: The Second Three Ages (18-36), or Summer
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Artist: Bernard van Orley
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492–1541/42 Brussels
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1515
Medium: Wool, silk (16-20 warps per inch, 6-8 per cm.)
Dimensions: H. 174 1/2 x W. 289 inches (443.2 x 734.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of The Hearst Foundation, in memory of William Randolph Hearst, 1953
Accession year: 1953
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