Aladin Hears of the Crusaders' Approach (from a set of Scenes from Gerusalemme Liberata)

San Michele|Domenico Paradisi|Pietro Ferloni

designed ca. 1689–93, woven 1732–39

Aladin Hears of the Crusaders' Approach (from a set of Scenes from Gerusalemme Liberata) by San Michele|Domenico Paradisi|Pietro Ferloni

Medium

Wool, silk (16-18 warps per inch, 7 per cm.)

Dimensions

12 ft. 2 in. × 11 ft. 6 in. (370.8 × 350.5 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Tapestries

Culture

Italian, Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892

Accession Number

92.1.14

Tags

PalacesKingsSoldiersMen

About the Artist

San Michele|Domenico Paradisi|Pietro Ferloni (Italian| ) · 1717 | 1770 |

Italian, active 1717–70|

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