Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry

Designer Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish
Woven under the direction of Willem de Pannemaker Flemish
designed ca. 1532 - 1533, woven ca. 1548 - 1549
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: Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth 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. 1532 - 1533, woven ca. 1548 - 1549
  • Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
  • Medium: Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads
  • Dimensions: Overall: 177 3/16 × 275 9/16 in. (450 × 700 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer. ©Kunsthistorisches Museum/ Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts