European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Tapestry showing the
Marriage of Constantine and Fausta Figural composition designed
in 1622 by Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (active Italy, Antwerp,
and England), 1577 - 1640. Woven at the Comans-La Planche
tapestry factory, Paris. Workshop of Filippe Maëcht and Hans
Taye, Flemish. Wool and silk with gold and silver threads *
Great Stair Hall Balcony, second floor 1959-78-2Gift of the
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959 LabelThis tapestry comes from
the series known as "The History of Constantine the Great,"
seven of which were presented to Cardinal Francesco Barberini by
Louis XIII of France in 1625. * Works in the collection are
moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery
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