Tapestry showing Constantine Directing the Building of Constantinople

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Tapestry showing Constantine Directing the Building of Constantinople

1623-1625

Figural composition designed in 1622 by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish (active Italy, Antwerp, and England), 1577–1640) Woven at the Comans-La Planche tapestry factory, Paris Workshop of Filippe Maëcht and Hans Taye, Flemish

This tapestry comes from the series known as "The History of Constantine the Great," seven of which were presented to Cardinal Francesco Barberini by Louis XIII of France in 1625.

Great Stair Hall Balcony, third floor

Object Details

Titles:

Tapestry showing Constantine Directing the Building of Constantinople
From the series known as "The History of Constantine the Great"

Date:

1623-1625

Artists:

Figural composition designed in 1622 by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish (active Italy, Antwerp, and England), 1577–1640) Woven at the Comans-La Planche tapestry factory, Paris Workshop of Filippe Maëcht and Hans Taye, Flemish

Medium:

Wool and silk with gold and silver threads

Dimensions:

15 feet 10 1/2 inches × 15 feet 9 inches (483.9 × 480.1 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959

Accession Number:

1959-78-7

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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