Hercules Slaying King Laomedon

CultureFlemish
Titles
  • Hercules Slaying King Laomedon
Date1480–1500
Probable placeTournai, Belgium
MediumTapestry: Wool and silk
Dimensions143 3/4 × 129 7/8 in. (365 × 330 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number2015.547
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
201 Reckling Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Boccara Collection, Paris, by 2015]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.

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