The Story of Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus in the Guise of a Fruitpicker tapestry
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- Title: The Story of Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus in the Guise of a Fruitpicker tapestry
- Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
- Artist: Woven under the direction of Anonymous Flemish weavers
- Date: designed ca. 1544, woven ca. 1548 - 1575
- Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
- Medium: Wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads
- Dimensions: Overall: 167 5/16 × 196 7/8 in. (425 × 500 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
- Credit Line: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. ©Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, M.C.G., photo by Manufactures De Wit.
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts