1. Pieter Coecke van Aelst – Story of Saint Paul: The Martyrdom of Saint Paul
The Story of Saint Paul: The Martyrdom of Saint Paul, designed ca. 1529, woven before1558
Netherlandish, Brussels,
Wool and silk threads; Overall: 166 1/8 × 192 15/16 in. (422 × 490 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (SL.5.2014.21.7)
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/239293
I saw this giant tapestry at a recent exhibit at the Met in New York City and was taken aback by the carnage mixed with absolutely beautiful handiwork. Another flemish master depicting beautiful scenery and a series of beheadings.
