The large-format tapestries tell of paradise and the consequences of the fall of man
The Cathedral tapestries are not widely known. In recent years, they have been only very rarely displayed as exclusive decoration for ceremonial events in the Cathedral nave, though not at eye-level.
The story of Adam and Eve and their sons Cain and Abel is told in the six magnificent tapestries, woven in wools and silks, from the Brussels workshop of Jan Aerts (active 1614–1635), produced following earlier designs by the painter Michiel Coxcie (1499–1592). It is still not certain when they came to the Cathedral or who donated them.
