Tapestry
Exhibitionsnews
Hurvin Anderson commission to feature in ‘Beyond Bayeux’ exhibition spotlighting contemporary British tapestries
The work, made for the sexcentenary of Oxford's Lincoln College, will be shown alongside other artist-designed tapestries woven at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh
Tefaf restoration award goes to 500-year-old Medici tapestry
Made in a Florentine workshop set up by Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Renaissance tapestry depicts Dante meeting Virgil in Hell
Exhibitionsnews
After a century in storage, an 18th-century tapestry goes on show at Blenheim Palace
‘The Battle of Arbela’ depicts Alexander the Great triumphing over the Persian army
Bayeux Tapestrynews
Head to head: medieval experts clash over exact number of penises in Bayeux Tapestry
In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a scabbard
Royal Collectionfeature
England’s Coronation tapestries: the right royal story behind the lavish, 500-year-old textiles
Could the historic pieces make an appearance at Westminster Abbey when Prince Charles succeeds the Queen?
Book Shortsreview
A catalogue demonstrates Boucher’s mastery of the 'Chinese' taste
The essays in this book investigate the many facets of this extraordinary 18th-century fashion