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Hunting and Pastoral Scenes, with a laughing man between ladies

design probably French 16th Century, Paris; woven in southern Netherlands or Paris in an undetermined workshop, c. 1510

2.72 m × 3.05 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 1.8 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 3.05 m
Width: 2.72 m
Medium: wool warp and weft with silk highlights in weft
Kind: Decorative Art
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Credit: Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)

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

How big is it?: 2.72 m × 3.05 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1510. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926).
How was it made?: Wool warp and weft with silk highlights in weft.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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