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The Colosseum from a set of The Wonders of the World

ca. 1575–1600
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Colosseum from a set of The Wonders of the World
  • Designer: Designed from prints after Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem)
  • Maker: Unidentified Weaver's Mark
  • Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Willem Segers (WS)
  • Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Francis Sweerts (Antwerp) (SWF)
  • Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Niclaes de Canter (NSC)
  • Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Nikolaus Le Coustre (Antwerp) (NSC)
  • Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Isaac van Asperen (Antwerp) (ISAC)
  • Date: ca. 1575–1600
  • Culture: Flemish, Brussels
  • Medium: Wool, silk (18-20 warps per inch, 7-8 cm.)
  • Dimensions: 11 ft. 4 in. × 16 ft. 11 in. (345.4 × 515.6 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892
  • Object Number: 92.1.12
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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