The historical saga of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 is chronicled across the 230-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry, one of the most amazing yet mysterious art historical marvels of all time.
A fragment of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry was discovered in an estate located in the State Archive of Schleswig-Holstein in the northern German city of Schleswig, according to Die Zeit.
Since 1983 the tapestry has been on display in the Grand Seminary of Bayeux in northwest France, part of the Bayeux Museums complex alongside the Normandy Battle Memorial Museum and the Baron ...
Bayeux Tapestry narrates the tale of William, Duke of Normandy. The Bayeux Tapestry - a unique artefact created in the 11th century - will be off the market for some time. Wondering, why?
And what extraordinary piece of artwork calls this place home? The Bayeux Tapestry, of course. Stretching across a 70-centimetre-wide and 70-metre-long cloth, the tapestry tells the story of ...
(CNN) — From Picasso’s “Guernica” to Goya’s “Disasters of War,” there have been many famous depictions of conflict, but one of the oldest, and most extraordinary, is France’s 11th ...