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Aglauros’s Vision of the Bridal Chamber of Herse, from the Story of Mercury and Herse
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Creator
Designer: Design attributed to Giovanni Battista Lodi da Cremona (Italian, active 1540-52)
Artist: After a print by Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505-1565 Krakow (?)) : Marriage of Alexander &; Roxana, after Raphael 
Designer: Border design attributed to Giovanni Francesco Penni (Italian, Florence ca. 1496-after 1528 Naples) (from the set of the "Acts of the Apostles")
Workshop director: Weaving workshop directed by Willem de Pannemaker (Flemish, active Brussels, 1535-78, died 1581)
Culture
Netherlandish, Brussels
Netherlandish, Brussels
Netherlandish, Brussels
Netherlandish, Brussels
Title
Aglauros’s Vision of the Bridal Chamber of Herse, from the Story of Mercury and Herse
Work Type
Tapestry
Textiles-Tapestries
Date
designed ca. 1540, woven ca. 1570
Material
Wool, silk and precious metal-wrapped threads (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 warps per cm.)
Measurements
weight confirmed, includes tube: 14 ft. 4 in. × 17 ft. 9 in., 173 lb. (436.9 × 541 cm, 78.5 kg)
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Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Line
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Rights
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. This image was provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Contact information: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028,
License
Creative Commons: Free Reuse (CC0) Creative Commons: Free Reuse (CC0)
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