Tapestry Collection

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Scene of the Battle of Hastings. Detail of the battle between the soldiers of William I of England and the Anglo-Saxons. Romanesque art. Decorative Arts; Tapestry. FRANCE

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Battle of Hastings (1066). Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

King Harolds foot soldieres with spears and battle axes, Bayeux Tapestry, Normandy, France, Europe

Tapestry of Bayeux. The complete tapestry depicts the Norman invansion of England. Knights of King Edward III (upper part) and naves of Harold II (down). Detail. Fresco. FRANCE. Bayeux

Building ships in preparation for war, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Norman cavalry clashes with Harolds foot soldiers forming shield wall, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Death of King Harold, Bayeux Tapestry, 69, Normandy, France, Europe

La Dame a la Licorne (Lady and the Unicorn) : To my only desire, 1484-1500 (Wool and silk tapestry)
JLJ4680287 La Dame a la Licorne (Lady and the Unicorn) : To my only desire, 1484-1500 (Wool and silk tapestry) by Flemish School

The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival
BIR68247 The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival, from the series The Quest for the Holy Grail, 1895-96 (wool, silk)

Bayeux Tapestry known in France as La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde (Tapestry of Queen Mathilda), Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Death of King Harold showing an arrow in his eye, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Colorful Medieval Bayeux tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France. Created 11th century right after Battle of Hastings 1066 AD showing Norman Conquest. Shows Battle and deaths in lower panel

Las Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Las Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Traditionally, believed to depict women workers in the tapestry workshop of Santa Isabel, iconography suggests Ovids Fable of Arachne

Bayeux Tapestry 1067: Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066. The death of Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Left, figure pulling arrow from eye and then being cut down by Norman knight

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Making a boat. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Bayeux Tapestry (1 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold Godwinson meets with King Edward the Confessor and sails to France

The Banquet
Artist: Linton, James Dromgole - Title: The Banquet - Date: 1882 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 127 x 251.5

Bayeux Tapestry. Tapestry divided in scenes depicting the conquest of England by the Normands (1066). Detail with the English

Margaret of Anjou / Shaw
MARGARET OF ANJOU queen of Henry VI, daughter of Rene d Anjou, - with her court from a tapestry in St Marys Hall, Coventry

Invasion fleet, William steers ship with signal lantern on mast and stern, Bayeux Tapestry, Normandy, France, Europe

The parable of the laborers in the vineyard: The payment of the denarius. ca. 1500. Second Series cloth. Manufacturing in Brussels, possibly in the workshops of Pieter van Aelst

Crowds point to Halleys Comet, February 1066, Bayeux Tapestry, Normandy, France, Europe

Harold steers ship across channel, a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

King Harold arriving from North to confront William, Bayeux Tapestry, Normandy, France, Europe

Tapestry depicting the life of St. Benedict, Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey, Solesmes, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Episode of the Battle of Pavia (1525), 1525-31 (tapestry)
7378237 Episode of the Battle of Pavia (1525), 1525-31 (tapestry) by Orley, Bernard van (c.1488-1541); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

New College Oxford (colour litho)
730232 New College Oxford (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New College Oxford. From the Arms of the Colleges and Halls, University of Oxford)

The Labours of the Months, from Alsace, mid 15th century (wool & linen)
BAL21898 The Labours of the Months, from Alsace, mid 15th century (wool & linen) by French School, (15th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Ecuador, Otavalo. Woven wallhangings displaying scenes of Andean life and culture, handmade by weavers of Peguche and sold at Otavalo Market

Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). Artist: Guillaume Desremaulx
Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). This tapestry is held by the Montacute House, Somerset. From The Connoisseur Vol. 117, edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co

The Chatsworth Hunting Tapestries, second of the series, 1930
The Chatsworth Hunting Tapestries, second of the series, 15th century (1930). Formerly at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, then Chatsworth House, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

English King Harold lies dead at the Battle of Hastings during the Norman Invasion of 1066. Depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

Bayeux Tapestry 1067: William of Normandy (William I, the Conqueror) at Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066, raises his helmet to show his followers that he is still alive

Kalaga tapestry, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle, c. 1500 (wool warp with wool, silk
3469071 The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle, c.1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts) by Netherlandish School (16th century)

Advert, Guthrie & Wells, Stained Glass Windows, Glasgow
Advert for J & W Guthrie & Andrew Wells, Stained Glass Windows and Mosaics, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

The Lady and the Unicorn. Artist: Anonymous master
The Lady and the Unicorn. Found in the collection of Musee national du Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny)

The Unicorn in Captivity, c. 1500. Artist: Master of the Hunt of the Unicorn (active End of 15th cen. )
The Unicorn in Captivity, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Romanesque Art. 11th century. Tapestry of Creation or Girona Tapestry. Creation of birds and fish. Museum of the Cathedral of Girona. Catalonia. Spain

Bayeux Tapestry 1067. Harold II crowned King of England, 6 January 1066. Harold enthroned holding orb and sceptre, Archbishop Stigand on his right

Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, c.1550-59 (oil on wood)
8617890 Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, c.1550-59 (oil on wood) by Anonymous; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; Photo © Fine Art Images

Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry)
CUL4926440 Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry) by Bataille, Nicolas (fl. 1363-1400); 154x256 cm; Chateau d'Angers

Watercolour rendering of one of the Hardwicke Tapestries, c1902. Artist: Marion Reid
Watercolour rendering of one of the Hardwicke Tapestries, c1902. The orginal 15th century tapestries probably belonged to the Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick

The Chatsworth Hunting Tapestries, first of the series, 1930
The Chatsworth Hunting Tapestries, first of the series, 15th century (1930). Formerly at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, then Chatsworth House, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Cyclamen persicum plant as motif in designs for tapestry, fabric and wallpaper.. Lithograph by Anna Martin with pochoir (stencil)

Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Romanesque

GIRLS FASHIONS 1847
Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt

Weapons and wine are brought to the ships during the refuelling for the conquete of
JLJ4674005 Weapons and wine are brought to the ships during the refuelling for the conquete of England by the fleets of William the Conquerant (1027-1087)

Carpet tapestry and Runic inscriptions of the Vikings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by P. Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Merton College Oxford (colour litho)
730246 Merton College Oxford (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merton College Oxford. From the Arms of the Colleges and Halls, University of Oxford)

The Duke of Normandy Guillaume the Conquerant (1027-1087
JLJ4632785 The Duke of Normandy Guillaume the Conquerant (1027-1087) made a knight Harold who took an oath of loyalty on two reliquaries Detail of the Tapestry of Bayeux or Embroidery of Queen

Harold, who came to inform the Duke of Normandy William the Conquerant (1027-1087
JLJ4645567 Harold, who came to inform the Duke of Normandy William the Conquerant (1027-1087) that he would be successor to the crown of England at the death of Edward the Confessor

The conquete of England by the army of the Duke of Normandy William the Conquerant
JLJ4685882 The conquete of England by the army of the Duke of Normandy William the Conquerant (1027-1087): Duke Guillaume is recognized by his soldiers by lifting his helmet during the battle of

Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Central detail. Creation of the heaven, earth and animal and vegetal life. Romanesque art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Gerona

New Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). New Worshiping of the Beast. 1372 - 1382. Second Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

BATAILLE, Nicolas. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). he Beast out of the Earth Making Fire Come Down from Heaven. 1375 - 1382. Third Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I

Edward The Confessor (c1003-66) Anglo-Saxon king of England from 1042. Edward on his throne. Bayeux Tapestry

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The Parasol. 1777. Was painted as a cartoon for a tapestry that would decorated the dinning room of the Palace of El Pardo. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid

Serbian Shepherds
RAINMAKING, SERBIA In times of drought, young Dodoles go from village to village in costumes garnished with foliage, dancing while the peasants water the ground

Gobelins Tapestries
Weaving tapestry at the Gobelins works, on the outskirts of Paris

Famous Arraiolos tapestry, handmade in Alentejo. Portugal

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Whistle, late 1800s (carved ivory)
490760 Whistle, late 1800s (carved ivory) by Chokwe Culture (19th century); 8.57x3.18 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Educational Purchase Fund

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Ethereal Color Play
Miguel Bruzual

Still Life with Ewer and Basin, Fruit, Nautilus Cup and other Objects, 1660. Creator: Willem Kalf
Still Life with Ewer and Basin, Fruit, Nautilus Cup and other Objects, 1660

The Musician, 1859. Creator: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
The Musician, 1859. A man in an elaborate costume plays a theorbo, a type of lute, while seated at a heavy wooden table in a room hung with tapestries

Book Garden
Jukyong Park

Emit Adolf Rossmaessler, 1806-1867, Rossmassler (engraving)
8632227 Emit Adolf Rossmaessler, 1806-1867, Rossmassler (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emit Adolf Rossmaessler, 1806-1867, Rossmassler)

Le puits. Oeuvre de l'atelier de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690), tapisserie, 17eme siecle, art flamand
AIS5374125 Le puits. Oeuvre de l'atelier de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690), tapisserie, 17eme siecle, art flamand. Palais Royal de Madrid (Espagne).; © Iberfoto

A Gondola, 1859 (oil on canvas)
8720971 A Gondola, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Exner, Johann Julius (1825-1910); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By Julius Exner With a point of view from inside the gondola)

Detail from a tapestry depicting scenes from the Trojan War
5304849 Detail from a tapestry depicting scenes from the Trojan War.; (add.info.: Detail from a tapestry depicting scenes from the Trojan War)

Tapestry depicting the nativity - Gallery of Tapestries - Vatican Museum, Roma, Italy
GNG5284001 Tapestry depicting the nativity - Gallery of Tapestries - Vatican Museum, Roma, Italy; Vatican Museums and Galleries

Tournai, h. 1472-1480, Lana y seda; Doornik, circa 1472-1480, Wol en zijde; 368x1108cm
6265693 Tournai, h. 1472-1480, Lana y seda; Doornik, circa 1472-1480, Wol en zijde; 368x1108cm; (add.info.: Museo Parroquial, Iglesia de la, Pastrana, Castilla-La Mancha, Guadalajara)

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The Bayeux Tapestry, created between 1066 and 1077, is a remarkable piece of art that tells the story of the Battle of Hastings. This historical masterpiece depicts various scenes from this significant event in European history. One section of the tapestry showcases King Harold's foot soldiers armed with spears and battle axes, ready to defend their land against the Norman invasion. Their determination and bravery are vividly captured in every stitch. Another scene portrays The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors, and Sir Percival. This mystical moment adds an element of enchantment to the tapestry, showcasing a different aspect of medieval life. Tragically, there is also a depiction of King Harold's death on the tapestry. It shows him being struck by an arrow in his eye during battle—a haunting image that symbolizes the end of an era for England. In addition to these pivotal moments in history, there are other sections that showcase daily life during that time period. One such scene displays craftsmen building ships as they prepare for war—an essential part of naval warfare at that time. The Norman cavalry clashing with Harold's foot soldiers forming a shield wall is another captivating moment depicted on this magnificent tapestry. It captures both the chaos and intensity experienced during battles fought on horseback versus those fought on foot. While not directly related to the Bayeux Tapestry itself but still worth mentioning when discussing tapestries is Diego Velasquez's "Las Hilanderas" (The Spinners) from 1657 (c1934). This artwork demonstrates how tapestries have been used throughout history as decorative pieces or storytelling mediums beyond just depicting historical events like those found in Bayeux Tapestry.