Habsburg Treasures: Renaissance Tapestries From Vienna March 12, 2010

The tapestry collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is one of the greatest in existence. Richly woven with silk, wool, and gold thread, these eight gigantic wall hangings were made for the Hapsburg emperors at the famous Brussels atelier of Frans Geubels. They depict one of the most beloved secular themes in the 16th-century repertoire of Flemish tapestry-making: the legendary founding of ancient Rome by Romulus and Remus.