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Tapestry of a crowd around a central figure holding up a cloth with a face, beside a canopied bed at right, with a chest in the foreground.

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
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1515).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

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

Español: El emperador Vespasiano curado por el velo de Verónica

Un tapiz flamenco de hacia 1510 muestra a una multitud reunida alrededor de una figura central que sostiene un paño con un rostro, mientras a la derecha se alza una cama con dosel. Tejido en lana, seda e hilo dorado, la escena incluye hombres, mujeres, perros, aves y un cofre en primer plano, en tonos rojos, verdes y azules.

Português: O imperador Vespasiano curado pelo véu de Verônica

Um tapete-tapeçaria flamengo de cerca de 1510 mostra uma multidão reunida em torno de uma figura central que segura um pano com um rosto, enquanto à direita se ergue uma cama com dossel. Tecida em lã, seda e fio dourado, a cena inclui homens, mulheres, cães, pássaros e um baú à frente, em tons de vermelho, verde e azul.

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