In his design of the Wawel biblical tapestries he included plenty of references to the styles of those two exceptional artists: Text Stylistically these compositions belong to the mature phase of ...

and added a density of details highly prized by Northern Renaissance artists. Van Orley rendered the panoramic landscape so accurately that the tapestries are hung here not chronologically ...

Francis I was captured and taken to Spain, his ambition to control northern Italy ended. Tapestries during the Renaissance were more prestigious than paintings. They were incredibly expensive to make.

This exhibition marks the first time this landmark group of Renaissance tapestries has been on view in the United States. The seven enormous panels, each about 27 by 14 feet, are displayed ...