Emperor Vespasian Cured by Veronica's Veil

A late medieval Flemish tapestry shows a crowd gathered around a central figure who holds up a cloth bearing a face, while a canopied bed stands at right. Woven in wool, silk, and gilt-wrapped thread, the scene includes men, women, dogs, birds, and a chest in the foreground, rendered in red, green, and blue.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1510

Medium

Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3968 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975