Tapestry showing Constantine Slaying the Lion

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Tapestry showing Constantine Slaying the Lion

1637

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)

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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Object Details

Titles:

Tapestry showing Constantine Slaying the Lion

Date:

1637

Artists:

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)

Medium:

Wool and silk with gold and silver threads

Dimensions:

16 feet 5 inches × 9 feet 9 inches (500.4 × 297.2 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959

Accession Number:

1959-78-11

Geography:

Made in Rome, Italy, Europe

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