Great Stair Hall Balcony, third floor
Main Building
Great Stair Hall Balcony, third floor
Main Building
Great Stair Hall Balcony, third floor
| Titles: | Tapestry showing Constantine Ordering the Destruction of Pagan Idols |
| 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 6 inches × 12 feet 4 inches (502.9 × 375.9 cm) |
| Classification: | Textiles |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959 |
| Accession Number: | 1959-78-8 |
| Geography: | Made in Rome, Italy, Europe |
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Great Stair Hall Balcony, third floor
Main Building