Apocalypse Tapestry, Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse

Angel waving banner with the coat of arms of Louis I duc d'Anjou, above the Gothic canopy of the First Reader, reading the Book of Revelation, detail of the first piece depicting the Seven Seals, 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

13459634

Media ID

45397243

Size

7087px x 4490px (20.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen