Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony tapestry

Designer Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish
designed ca. 1532 - 1534, woven ca. 1550 - 60
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: Gluttony tapestry
  • Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
  • Maker: Woven by Anonymous Flemish weavers
  • Date: designed ca. 1532 - 1534, woven ca. 1550 - 60
  • Culture: Flemish, Brussels
  • Medium: Wool, silk, silver-gilt metal thread
  • Dimensions: 12 ft. 9 in. × 22 ft. 3 in. (388.6 × 678.2 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederic R. Coudert Jr., in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Murray, 1957
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts