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Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry

Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst Netherlandish
Woven under the direction of Willem de Pannemaker Flemish

designed ca. 1532 - 1533, woven ca. 1548 - 1549

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Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth tapestry, Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels), Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads, Netherlandish, Brussels

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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.

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