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The Fall of Phaeton

Antonio Tempesta, after 1776

3.51 m × 2.86 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.1 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.86 m
Width: 3.51 m
Medium: Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Kind: Textile
Made in: Aubusson
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 351.2 × 286.3 cm (138 1/4 × 112 3/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 2.86 m × 3.51 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Gift of William Deering Howe

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 3.51 m × 2.86 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made after 1776. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of William Deering Howe.
How was it made?: Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, made in Aubusson.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.