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Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Designer Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish
 Woven under the direction of Willem de Kempeneer Flemish

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Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

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Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels
Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels
Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels
Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels
Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels
Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels
Story of Abraham: The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

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