Mercury Changes Aglauros to Stone, from the Story of Mercury and Herse by Giovanni Battista Lodi, textile, 1535-1575

Mercury Changes Aglauros to Stone, from the Story of Mercury and Herse

Giovanni Battista Lodi

Year
1535-1575
Medium
Wool, silk and precious metal-wrapped threads (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 warps per cm.)
Dimensions
170 1/16 x 283 1/16 in. (432 x 719 cm); weight confirmed, includes tube: 14 ft. 9 in. × 23 ft. 6 in., 199 lb. (449.6 × 716.3 cm, 90.3 kg)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile

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