The Colosseum from a set of The Wonders of the World

Multiple artists/makers

ca. 1575–1600

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: The Colosseum from a set of The Wonders of the World
Designer: Designed from prints after Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem)
Maker: Unidentified Weaver's Mark
Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Willem Segers (WS)
Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Francis Sweerts (Antwerp) (SWF)
Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Niclaes de Canter (NSC)
Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Nikolaus Le Coustre (Antwerp) (NSC)
Maker: Possibly woven in workshop directed by Isaac van Asperen (Antwerp) (ISAC)
Date: ca. 1575–1600
Culture: Flemish, Brussels
Medium: Wool, silk (18-20 warps per inch, 7-8 cm.)
Dimensions: 11 ft. 4 in. × 16 ft. 11 in. (345.4 × 515.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line: Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892
Object Number: 92.1.12
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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