Fragment: Virgil from "Triumph of Fame Over Death"

Dateca. 1510

Maker French

Object number56.271

Published ReferencesThe Art Quarterly, Spring 1957, p. 103

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Donald E. Frederick

Dimensions118 x 44in. (299.7 x 111.8cm)

MediumWool tapestry

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Fragment: Virgil from "Triumph of Fame Over Death"