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Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence
March 12, 2002–June 19, 2002
Special Exhibition Galleries, The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor
The first major loan exhibition of tapestries in the United States in 25 years, and the first extensive survey of tapestry production between 1460 and 1560, this exhibition highlights the great cycles of the late 15th and first half of the 16th centuries as the unsung glories of Renaissance art. Considered the art form of kings, tapestries were a principal part of the ostentatious "magnificence" expected of any powerful ruler, and courts and churches lavished vast sums on costly weavings in silk and gold thread from designs by leading artists such as Raphael, Giulio Romano, and Bronzino. The exhibition features some 41 of the greatest tapestries of the period along with about 16 preparatory drawings and designs drawn from 33 collections (including the Vatican, the Louvre, and the British Royal Collection) in 12 countries. The exhibition explores the stylistic and technical development of tapestry production in the Low Countries, France, and Italy from 1460 to 1560 and highlights the contributions that the medium made to the art, liturgy, and propaganda of the day.
Accompanied by a catalogue.
The exhibition is made possible in part by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
Additional support has been provided by the Garen Family Foundation.
An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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