-This beautiful exhibition highlights the recently restored Pastrana tapestries, among the finest medieval examples 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.

The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries

Arts & Photography

Ibarra, Miguel Ángel de Bunes

La Rocca, Donald J.

Rodrigues, Dalila

Wit, Yvan Maes De

History & Criticism

Hudson Hills

Le Manu lin. L'art portugais l' poque des Grandes D couvertes initie aux splendeurs d'une poque qui a magistralement introduit le Portugal dans l' re moderne. la faveur de la formidable aventure des Grandes D couvertes maritimes, le roi Manuel Ier (1469-1521) entra ne les milieux proches de l' glise et de la Couronne dans une entreprise artistique sans pr c dent. Il en r sulte un style unique dans l'Histoire, parfaitement embl matique du pays et du monarque qui lui a l gu son nom.Dix circuits vous invitent d couvrir 182 mus es, monuments et sites dans 60 localit s. Note: le livre lectronique inclut un index des noms des lieux.

Le Manuélin: L'art portugais à l'époque des Grandes Découvertes (Guides Thématiques Mwnf) (French Edition)

Dias, Pedro

Grilo, Fernando

Museum Ohne Grenzen (Museum with No Frontiers)

The Manueline: Portuguese Art during the Great Discoveries reveals the splendours of an era that brought Portugal into the Modern Age.Against the backdrop of fruitful maritime exploration, King Manuel I and the Church launched a golden era of artistic patronage without precedent in the Portuguese kingdom.Broadly spanning the period between 1490 and 1540, the Manueline combined the Portuguese Late Gothic style with an ornamental grammar featuring fantastical maritime motifs and influenced by Mudejar and other styles, and achieved a unique architectural symbiosis that was perfectly emblematic of the country and of the monarch after which it was later named.The MWNF Travel Books convey the local perspective of history, art and cultural heritage. Through its 14 Itineraries, The Manueline: Portuguese Art during the Great Discoveries invites the reader to discover 182 museums, monuments and sites in 60 locations across Portugal.339 colour illustrations, 368 pages.

The Manueline: Portuguese Art during the Great Discoveries (Mwnf Travel Books Portugal)

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: military, royalty and maritime life.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Ediciones El Viso.

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