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Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence

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Perseus Liberating Andromeda
From a five-piece Fables of Ovid (the Poesia)
Design and cartoons attributed to Pieter Coecke van Aelst or an artist in his workshop, ca. 1545–50
Woven in the workshop of Willem de Pannemaker, Brussels, before 1556
Wool, silk, and silver- and gilt-metal-wrapped thread; 11 ft. 8 1/8 in. x 13 ft. 3 7/8 in. (356 x 406 cm)
Mark of Pannemaker workshop (bottom right selvage)
Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real de la Granja de San Ildefonso

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