The Temple of Pheidian Zeus at Olympus
CultureFlemish
Date1595
MediumTapestry
DimensionsOverall: 180 1/8 × 139 9/16 inches (457.52 × 354.49 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number30-33
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DescriptionTapestry representing The Temple of Pheidian Zeus at Olympus.ProvenanceWith A. and G. di Segni, Rome, by 1930 [1];
Purchased from A. and G. di Segni, through Harold Woodbury Parsons, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1930.
NOTES:
[1] According to Harold Woodbury Parsons, Nelson-Atkins Art Advisor, in a letter to the Nelson-Atkins Trustees, October 28, 1930, this tapestry "comes from the Château Gaillard at Amboise," but this has not been confirmed. Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80/05, William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Records, box 4, folder 24.
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