Bayeux Tapestry, Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux
Death of Harold's brothers at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William duke of Normandy defeated Harold Godwinson and conquered England, detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, a 70m long embroidery, commissioned 1070s, depicting the Norman Conquest in 58 scenes with medieval latin tituli or captions, in the Bayeux Museum, or Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France. The tapestry was made in England by embroidering woollen yarn on linen, commissioned by bishop Odo of Bayeux. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14149730
Media ID
46196802
Size
8268px x 4789px
(20.9MB)
Credit
Photographer
Source
Manuel Cohen
Date
2024
