The Story of Joshua: Gibeonites Trick Joshua tapestry
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Artwork Details
- Title: The Story of Joshua: Gibeonites Trick Joshua tapestry
- Designer: Designed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Netherlandish, Aelst 1502–1550 Brussels)
- Maker: Woven under the direction of Jan Dermoyen (Flemish, active 1539–1544)
- Date: designed ca. 1537, woven ca. 1544
- Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
- Medium: Wool, silk, gold and silver-metal-wrapped threads
- Dimensions: Overall: 177 15/16 × 234 1/4 in. (452 × 595 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
- Credit Line: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer. ©Kunsthistorisches Museum/ Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Bruce White.
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts