Tapestries Collection (#5)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900463 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900430 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900381 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Alexander is offered a crown, c.1600 (tapestry)
6198079 Alexander is offered a crown, c.1600 (tapestry); (add.info.: Flemish tapestry : Alexander is offered a crown. Atelier of Oudenaarde, Museum Oudenaarde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)

Alexander is offered a crown, c.1600 (tapestry)
6198078 Alexander is offered a crown, c.1600 (tapestry); (add.info.: Flemish tapestry : Alexander is offered a crown. Atelier of Oudenaarde, Museum Oudenaarde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)

An 18th century trading ship is depicted in a Royal tapestry from the Gobelins, c.1720 (tapestry)
3507816 An 18th century trading ship is depicted in a Royal tapestry from the Gobelins, c.1720 (tapestry); Universal History Archive

The Salotto di Rappresentanza (Dining Hall of the Representatives) decorated in the 17th century (photo)
BEN110306 The Salotto di Rappresentanza (Dining Hall of the Representatives) decorated in the 17th century (photo); Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Cardinal Wolsey's Arms as Archbishop of York (engraving)
8632396 Cardinal Wolsey's Arms as Archbishop of York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cardinal Wolsey's Arms as Archbishop of York)

Tapestry. Enghien. Power (Machten, Croy). Text "ESPOIR VAINCRA CROY 1589"
7207355 Tapestry. Enghien. Power (Machten, Croy). Text "ESPOIR VAINCRA CROY 1589".; Centre Culturel d'Enghien, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Centre Culturel d'Enghien)

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209644 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209637 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209636 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209635 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209633 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209628 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209624 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209621 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209619 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209607 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209594 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209584 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Tapestry. History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere (Tapisseries de saint Piat et de saint Eleuthere)
7209583 Tapestry. History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere (Tapisseries de saint Piat et de saint Eleuthere), also called tapestry of Arras (la tenture d'Arras)

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209578 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209569 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

Alexander is offered a crown, c.1600 (tapestry)
6198076 Alexander is offered a crown, c.1600 (tapestry); (add.info.: Flemish tapestry : Alexander is offered a crown. Atelier of Oudenaarde, Museum Oudenaarde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)

Alexander before Iaddo the high priest, c.1600 (tapestry)
6198071 Alexander before Iaddo the high priest, c.1600 (tapestry); (add.info.: Flemish tapestry : Alexander before Iaddo the high priest)

Alexander before Iaddo the high priest, c.1600 (tapestry)
6198068 Alexander before Iaddo the high priest, c.1600 (tapestry); (add.info.: Flemish tapestry : Alexander before Iaddo the high priest)

Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal taken prisoner by the Roman, 1582 (tapestry)
6198061 Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal taken prisoner by the Roman, 1582 (tapestry); (add.info.: Flemish tapestry : Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal taken prisoner by the Roman)

Tapestry. Tournai. The history of Hercules (Histoire d´Hercule)
7209824 Tapestry. Tournai. The history of Hercules (Histoire d´Hercule).; Musee de la Tapisserie, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Musee de la tapisserie (TAMAT), Tournai, Hainaut

Flemish tapestry
7209469 Flemish tapestry.; Palacio Real de la Granja de San Ildefonso, La Granja, Spain; (add.info.: Palacio de la Granja de San Ilde, Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Castilla y Leon, Segovia)

Flemish tapestry
7209104 Flemish tapestry.; Catedral de Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral de San Antolin, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Palencia, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert

Flemish tapestry
7209103 Flemish tapestry.; Catedral de Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral de San Antolin, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Palencia, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert

Collegiate church (Sint-Walburgakerk). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Wood landscape
7208949 Collegiate church (Sint-Walburgakerk). Interior. Tapestry. Verdure from Oudenaarde. Wood landscape. End 17th-begin 18th century

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208913 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208909 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208809 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208806 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208803 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7208796 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse)
7207365 The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse). Cartons of the painter Hennequin de Bruges, atelier Nicolas Bataille. First piece

Parish church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Tapestry
7209751 Parish church ("Parochiekerk Sint-Walburga"). Tapestry.; Sint Walburgakerk, Oudenaarde, Belgium; (add.info.: Sint-Walburgakerk, Oudenaarde, Oost-Vlaanderen)

Beaune Hotel-Dieu (Hospices de Beaune). Tapestry. Mystic Lamb. 14th century (?). Detail
7209648 Beaune Hotel-Dieu (Hospices de Beaune). Tapestry. Mystic Lamb. 14th century (?). Detail.; Hotel Dieu, Beaune, France; (add.info.: Hospices de Beaune, Beaune, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Cote)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900896 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901195 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901136 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900570 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901069 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902372 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

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"The Bayeux Tapestry: A Historical Masterpiece Depicting the Battle of Hastings" Step back in time with the iconic Bayeux Tapestry, a remarkable work of art that chronicles one of history's most pivotal moments – the Battle of Hastings. Created between 1066 and 1077, this tapestry transports us to Normandy, France, where King Harold's foot soldiers stand valiantly armed with spears and battle axes. As we delve deeper into its intricate details, we witness the death of King Harold himself. The tapestry captures the heart-wrenching moment when an arrow finds its mark in his eye, forever etching this tragic event into our collective memory. But it is not just war that unfolds before our eyes; scenes of preparation for battle also grace this magnificent textile. We see craftsmen building ships with meticulous care as they ready themselves for impending conflict. Their dedication and skill are evident in every stitch. The clash between Norman cavalry and Harolds' steadfast foot soldiers forming a shield wall is another captivating scene depicted on this historical masterpiece. It showcases both bravery and strategy amidst chaos and turmoil. While the Bayeux Tapestry stands as an exceptional example from medieval Europe, it is not alone in its significance. Diego Velasquez's "Las Hilanderas" (The Spinners), painted in 1657 but recreated around 1934, offers another glimpse into the world of tapestries. This Spanish artwork beautifully portrays women engrossed in their craft while highlighting their importance within society. Returning to the Bayeux Tapestry itself, we witness William steering his ship amidst an invasion fleet using a signal lantern on mast and stern – a symbol of leadership guiding them towards victory or defeat. Even celestial events find their place within these woven threads; crowds point excitedly at Halleys Comet illuminating February 1066 skies above Normandy – perhaps seen as a sign of impending change and upheaval.