Apocalypse Tapestry, Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse

The 2 witnesses, closing the heavens, spilling fire from their mouths to kill their enemies and turning the rivers to blood, with St John, detail of the third piece depicting the Dragon, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13459371

Media ID

45394731

Size

5906px x 3974px (16.4MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen