Tapestry showing the Apparition of the Cross before Constantine
Figural composition designed in 1632 by Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini), Italian, 1596 - 1669. Woven at the Barberini tapestry factory, Rome. Workshop of Jacomo della Riviera, Flemish.
Geography:
Made in Rome, Italy, Europe
Date:
1633Medium:
Wool and silk with gold and silver threadsDimensions:
16 feet 2 inches x 11 feet 5 inches (492.8 x 348 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1959-78-10Credit Line:
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959
Made in Rome, Italy, Europe
Date:
1633Medium:
Wool and silk with gold and silver threadsDimensions:
16 feet 2 inches x 11 feet 5 inches (492.8 x 348 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
* Great Stair Hall Balcony, second floor
Accession Number:1959-78-10Credit Line:
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959
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This tapestry is from the series that Cardinal Francesco Barberini ordered from his own factory to complete the set given to him by Louis XIII of France.
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