The Battle of Actium from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra

Justus van Egmont|Jan van Leefdael

designed ca. 1650, woven 1650–77

The Battle of Actium from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra by Justus van Egmont|Jan van Leefdael

Medium

Wool, silk, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)

Dimensions

H. 165 x W. 216 inches (419.1 x 548.6 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Tapestries

Culture

Flemish, Brussels

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

92.1.10

Tags

BoatsBattlesSoldiersCleopatra

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