Hanging Showing Pyramus and Thisbe

Northern Germany Schleswig-Holstein

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Date

17th century

Medium

Linen and wool, plain weave, tied and free double cloth

Dimensions

151.8 × 83.9 cm (59 3/4 × 33 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. William F. Petersen

Also notable

Works in the same vein

Door Boss: Bust of a Satyress

Northern Italian

Phaeton Driving the Chariot of Phoebus

Northern Italian; possibly Verona

Headrest (Isicamelo)

Zulu South Africa