Apocalypse Tapestry

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The Apocalypse Tapestry is a monumental 14th-century French medieval tapestry cycle depicting scenes from the Book of Revelation, renowned as one of the largest and most important surviving works of its kind.

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Apocalypse Tapestry canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious artwork ⓘ
medieval artwork ⓘ
tapestry cycle ⓘ
artworkStyle Gothic ⓘ
collection Château d’Angers collection ⓘ
linked to: Château d’Angers
commissionedBy Louis I, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Louis I of Anjou
commissionedIn Angers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Jean de Bondol ⓘ
currentLength approximately 100 meters ⓘ
depicts Apocalypse of John ⓘ
linked to: Book of Revelation

Book of Revelation ⓘ
Dragon of the Apocalypse ⓘ
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ
New Jerusalem ⓘ
Woman clothed with the sun ⓘ
endTime circa 1382 ⓘ
genre tapestry ⓘ
heritageDesignation monument historique of France ⓘ
inception 1370s ⓘ
languageOfInscription Latin ⓘ
locatedInCountry France ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Angers ⓘ
Maine-et-Loire ⓘ
Pays de la Loire ⓘ
location Château d’Angers ⓘ
materialUsed dyed wool ⓘ
wool ⓘ
movement Gothic art ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest medieval tapestries in the world ⓘ
comprehensive visual cycle of the Book of Revelation ⓘ
exceptional state of preservation for a 14th-century tapestry ⓘ
numberOfPanels 6 ⓘ
numberOfScenes over 80 ⓘ
originalHeight approximately 6 meters ⓘ
originalLength approximately 140 meters ⓘ
patron Louis I, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Louis I of Anjou
restoration 19th century restoration ⓘ
significantEvent French Revolution damage and dispersal ⓘ
startTime circa 1377 ⓘ
subjectHeading Last Judgment ⓘ
linked to: The Last Judgment

Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
visions of Saint John ⓘ
technique tapestry weaving ⓘ
timePeriod 14th century ⓘ
use didactic religious instruction ⓘ
princely ceremonial display ⓘ
weaver Nicolas Bataille ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Angers → knownFor → Apocalypse Tapestry ⓘ
Angers → contains → Apocalypse Tapestry ⓘ
Château d’Angers → knownFor → Apocalypse Tapestry ⓘ
Château d’Angers → hasPart → Apocalypse Tapestry ⓘ