Gluttony from a set of The Seven Deadly Sins
Between ca. 1550 and 1560
Medium
Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread 19-23 warps per inch, 8-10 per cm.
Dimensions
H. 153 x W. 267 inches 388.6 x 678.2 cm
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
Netherlandish, probably Brussels
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Frederic R. Coudert Jr., in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Murray, 1957
Accession Number
57.62
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About the Artist
Pieter Coecke van Aelst
Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502–1550) was a leading Flemish artist of the Renaissance, renowned for his multifaceted talents as a painter, sculptor, architect, and designer of tapestries, stained glass, woodcuts, and metalwork. Born in Aalst, in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium), he likely studied under Bernaert van Orley, a prominent Antwerp painter, before becoming a master in the city...