Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries

Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries by LA ROCCA, RODRIGUES & DE WIT IBARRA


Authors
LA ROCCA, RODRIGUES &
DE WIT IBARRA
ISBN
9781555953751
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
104
Dimensions
245 x 305mm

Commissioned in the 1470s most likely by Afonso V, king of Portugal, the Pastrana Tapestries are a group of four towering (12 by 36 feet each) tapestries memorializing his conquest of the Moroccan cities of Asilah and Tangier, near the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. An impressive rendition in wool and silk woven by Flemish weavers, the tapestries display multicolored scenes of the day: military, royalty, and maritime life. The images are an anomaly in that they portray current experiences and not ancient or Biblical events. Since the seventeenth century the Pastrana tapestries have been the property of the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Pastrana, Spain. The tapestries recently underwent total conservation in Belgium after deterioration and damage. Now entirely restored, they are an outstanding discovery for both scholars and the general public. SELLING POINTS: ? This beautiful exhibition highlights the recently restored Pastrana tapestries, among the finest medieval examples ? An impressive rendition in wool and silk woven by Flemish weavers, the tapestries (a group of four, 12 by 36 feet each) display multicolored scenes of the day: military, royalty, and maritime life ILLUSTRATIONS: 70 colour
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