Harvard Art Museums > 1953.100: Paul before Agrippa Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Paul before Agrippa (Unidentified Artist) , 1953.100,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214641. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1953.100 People Unidentified Artist Title Paul before Agrippa Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date late 16th century Places Creation Place: Europe, Belgium, Brussels Culture Flemish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214641 Physical Descriptions Medium Fiber Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Philip Coffin, Madame Julia Brambilla, Mrs. E. Calbert Cheston and Mr. Charles A. Meyer Accession Year 1953 Object Number 1953.100 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This tapestry narrates an event from the Acts of the Apostles (26:1). Paul was spreading the Christian gospel and attempting to convert people in Jerusalem when he was attacked by a mob and arrested. He was then brought before King Herod Agrippa II. Paul, the standing figure shown in profile at left, stands before King Herod Agrippa II (with scepter and crown) and his sister Bernice. Porcius Festus, the procurator of Judaea, is probably the seated man. The moment here shown is described in the text: "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself." Stylistically and thematically, this panel bears the influence of Raphael's famous Acts of the Apostles tapestries (woven in the Brussels workshop of Pieter van Aelst) for the Sistine Chapel. Paul and Agrippa are derived from figures in Raphael's Blinding of Elymas. The borders have foliate decoration, virtues, and gods. The upper border displays two large escutcheons in the corners: Brandenburg (with red eagle of Brandenburg, red griffin of Pomerania, Hohenzolleron quarterly black and white, and other arms), and an unidentified one (horizontal crescents on a gold ground and alternating red and white squares). Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
