Tapestry showing the Statue of Constantine
Figural composition designed in 1636 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:
1636Medium:
Wool and silk with gold and silver threadsDimensions:
16 feet 6 inches × 11 feet 1 inches (502.9 × 337.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1959-78-13Credit Line:
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959
Made in Rome, Italy, Europe
Date:
1636Medium:
Wool and silk with gold and silver threadsDimensions:
16 feet 6 inches × 11 feet 1 inches (502.9 × 337.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1959-78-13Credit Line:
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959
Label:
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.
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.
