Conquest of Tunis: Quest For Fodder tapestry

Designer Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish
Woven under the direction of Willem de Pannemaker Flemish
designed ca. 1546, woven ca. 1549 - 1554
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

Object Information
  • Title: Conquest of Tunis: Quest For Fodder tapestry
  • Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
  • Maker: Woven under the direction of Willem de Pannemaker (Flemish, active Brussels, 1535–78, died 1581)
  • Date: designed ca. 1546, woven ca. 1549 - 1554
  • Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
  • Medium: Wool, silk, and gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads
  • Dimensions: Overall: 204 × 372 in. (518.2 × 944.9 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Patrimonio Nacional. ©Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts