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  2. Jean-François de Troy - Wikipedia

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    Jean-François de Troy (27 January 1679, Paris – 26 January 1752, Rome) was a French Rococo easel and fresco painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer. One of France's leading history painters in his time, he was equally successful with his decorative paintings, genre scenes and portraits.

  3. Bayeux Tapestry - Wikipedia

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    A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Bishop Odo rallying Duke William's army during the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry [a] is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 feet) long and 50 centimetres (20 inches) tall [1] that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William, Duke of Normandy challenging Harold II, King of England ...

  4. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Friday ...

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    Every helpful hint and clue for Friday's Strands game from the New York Times. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Friday, January 10 Skip to main content

  5. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Thursday, January 9

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    Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #578 on Thursday ...

  6. Överhogdal tapestries - Wikipedia

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    Viking ship, detail from the Överhogdal tapestries Detail from one of the Överhogdal tapestries The five tapestry pieces Three panels from Överhogdal tapestries. The Överhogdal tapestries (Swedish: Överhogdalstapeten) are a group of extraordinarily well-preserved textiles dating from the late Viking Age or the Early Middle Ages that were discovered in the village of Överhogdal in ...

  7. The Unicorn Tapestries - Wikipedia

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    "The Unicorn Rests in a Garden," also called "The Unicorn in Captivity," is the best-known of the Unicorn Tapestries. [1]The Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn (French: La Chasse à la licorne) is a series of seven tapestries made in the South Netherlands around 1495–1505, and now in The Cloisters in New York.

  8. Valois Tapestries - Wikipedia

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    Mascarade à l'éléphant, also known as Elephant (387 x 640 cm. ; 152 x 252 in.). The Valois Tapestries are a series of eight large tapestries depicting festivities or "magnificences" [1] held by Catherine de' Medici's Royal Courts in the second half of the 16th century.

  9. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    tapestry Tapestry is a form of textile art. It is woven by hand on a weaving-loom. The chain thread is the carrier in which the coloured striking thread is woven. In this way, a colourful pattern or image is created. Most weavers use a naturally based chain thread made out of linen or wool.