Story of Saint Paul: The Arrest of Paul tapestry

Designer Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish

Woven under the direction of Jan van der Vyst Flemish

designed ca. 1529, woven before 1546

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Story of Saint Paul: The Arrest of Paul tapestry
Designer: Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
Maker: Woven under the direction of Jan van der Vyst (Flemish)
Date: designed ca. 1529, woven before 1546
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Medium: Wool and silk
Dimensions: Overall: 166 1/8 x 318 1/8 in. (422 x 808 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line: KBC Group Collection Belgium. ©Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts