After a cartoon by Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665), painted before April 27, 1643
Woven at the Medici workshop under the direction of Pietro van Asselt (c. 1600–1644), before June 15, 1644
Italy, Florence
Medici Armorial
INV-5090
After a cartoon by Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665), painted before April 27, 1643
Woven at the Medici workshop under the direction of Pietro van Asselt (c. 1600–1644), before June 15, 1644
Italy, Florence1643/44
weaving - tapestrytextile
Date
1643/44
Medium
Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with wrapping outlining wefts and areas of 4:4 plain interlacing of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk wefts
Dimensions
216.7 × 311.2 cm (85 3/8 × 122 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Robert Allerton