Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›King Arthur, from the Nine Heroes Tapestries (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.130.3a)Sacred Art & IconographyKing Arthur, from the Nine Heroes Tapestries (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.130.3a)Wool tapestry, South Netherlandish, ca. 1400 to 1410, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, 32.130.3aCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "King Arthur, from the Nine Heroes Tapestries (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.130.3a)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/king-arthur-heroes-tapestry-met-32-130-3a.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). King Arthur, from the Nine Heroes Tapestries (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.130.3a). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/king-arthur-heroes-tapestry-met-32-130-3aCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-king-arthur-from-the-nine-heroes-tapestr, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {King Arthur, from the Nine Heroes Tapestries (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 32.130.3a)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/king-arthur-heroes-tapestry-met-32-130-3a}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA wool tapestry titled "King Arthur," South Netherlandish, ca. 1400 to 1410, one of the Nine Heroes Tapestries, a set among the oldest tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum's collection, portraying Arthur as one of the medieval Nine Worthies. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, accession 32.130.3a and 47.101.4, Munsey Fund, 1932, and Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1947.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPhysical FormMediumWell-attestedWool tapestry. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionCeltic Paganism, Religions Well-attested Source King Arthur (from the Heroes Tapestries), accession 32.130.3a (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsKing Arthur, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this tapestry names the subject outright, "King Arthur," identifying this panel of the Nine Heroes Tapestries as Arthur's own portrait among the Nine Worthies, a direct identification rather than a bare tag.Source King Arthur (from the Heroes Tapestries), accession 32.130.3a (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Sources1. King Arthur (from the Heroes Tapestries), accession 32.130.3a (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 32.130.3aView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year