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Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall

Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish
Woven under the direction of Jan de Kempeneer Flemish
Woven under the direction of Frans Ghieteels Flemish

designed ca. 1548, woven by 1551

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Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread, Netherlandish, Brussels

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Title: Story of Creation: God Accuses Adam and Eve After the Fall

Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)

Maker: Woven under the direction of Jan de Kempeneer (Flemish, active 1540–56)

Maker: Woven under the direction of Frans Ghieteels (Flemish, active 1561–after 1581)

Date: designed ca. 1548, woven by 1551

Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels

Medium: Wool, silk and gilt metallic thread

Dimensions: Overall: 188 9/16 x 275 9/16 in. (479 x 700 cm)

Classification: Textiles-Tapestries

Credit Line: Florence Instituti Museale della Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino (Arazzi 1912–25, 17). ©Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.

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