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The Apocalypse Tapestry is a large medieval set of tapestries commissioned by Louis I, the Duke of Anjou, and woven in Paris between 1377 and 1382.It depicts the story of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation by Saint John the Divine in colourful images, spread over six tapestries that originally totalled 90 scenes, and were about six metres high, and 140 metres long in total.
Dans l'Apocalypse de Jean, la « Grande prostituée » porte le nom de « Babylone la grande, la mère des impudiques et des abominations de la terre ». Extraits de l'Apocalypse relatifs à la grande Prostituée : Puis un des sept anges qui tenaient les sept coupes vint, et il m'adressa la parole, en disant : Viens, je te montrerai le jugement ...
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Married to the daughter of the wealthy Charles, Duke of Brittany, Louis had the castle modified, and in 1373 commissioned the famous Apocalypse Tapestry from the painter Hennequin de Bruges and the Parisian tapestry-weaver Nicolas Bataille. Louis II (Louis I's son) and Yolande d'Aragon added a chapel (1405–12) and royal apartments to the complex.
Angers's other educational institutions include lycées, training colleges, and a school of fine art. Another Angers's Business School is ESSCA (Ecole Superieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers). Formerly part of the UCO, the school's Master's program is of a duration of five years. ESSCA recruits students after the Baccalaureat.
The third Horseman, Famine on the Black Horse, as depicted in the Angers Apocalypse Tapestry (1372–1382). When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come". I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
A video showing a police officer pistol-whipping and choking a Black man during an arrest in a Denver suburb has reignited anger over policing in the community, with activists decrying what they ...
The principal city is Angers, the seat of a bishopric and of a court of appeal. [4] It has a varied landscape, with forested ranges of hills in the south and north separated by the valley of the Loire. The highest point is Colline des Gardes at 210 m (690 ft). Part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site lies in Maine-et-Loire. [5]