/internal/media/dispatcher/712161/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTapestry: Saint Paul Requesting Plautilla's Veil (possibly from a series of hangings illustrating the Life of Saint Paul)Late 15th or early 16th century121 x 173 cm (47 5/8 x 68 1/8 in.)Tapestry weave (wool warp; wool wefts)Gift of William de Krafft49.790The subject is taken from the account of the life of Saint Paul in The Golden Legend. According to this story, Saint Paul met the Christian woman Plautilla at the Ostai gate as he was being conducted to Nero's executioners. The woman wept and asked him to pray for her, in reply to which Saint Paul said, "Plautilla, my dear daughter, lend me the veil with which thy head is covered. I shall cover my eyes therewith, and then shou shalt take it back."Textiles173.00000000004987701