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God the Father with the symbols of the fourth apostles (tetramorphos), know as "The Trinity"

Pieter Coecke van Aelst1518

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
Madrid, Spain

Tapestry woven around 1520 in Pieter van Aeslt’s workshop in Brussels. The theme represented is based on the prophet’s Ezekiel’s message: God the Father appears flanked by two angels over the symbols of the four evangelists. The scene is based on an oil painting by Giulio Romano, according to a design of Raphael Sanzio, nowadays in the Palatine Gallery in Florence, dated towards 1518.
This tapestry was the canopy of a ceremonial bed or “letto de paramento”, commissioned by pope Leo X for the Parrot chamber in the Vatican (Rome).

Details

  • Title: God the Father with the symbols of the fourth apostles (tetramorphos), know as "The Trinity"
  • Creator: Pieter van Aelst
  • Creator Nationality: Dutch
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Date Created: 1518
  • Workshop: Brussels, Flanders
  • Place Part Of: Flanders
  • Physical Dimensions: w347 x h425 cm (Complete)
  • Original Tittle: Dios padre con Tetramorfos
  • Catoonist: Tomasso Vincidor
  • Type: Tapestry
  • Rights: Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas. Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deportes. España, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. España
  • External Link: CERES

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