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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.
Tapestry of the Apocalypse, in Angers, designed by Jean Bondol. Jean Bondol, also known as Jean de Bruges, Jean Boudolf, or Jan Baudolf, was a Flemish artist who became a court artist of Charles V of France in 1368. He is documented as active between 1368 and 1381.
Today, owned by the City of Angers, the massive, austere castle has been converted to a museum housing the oldest and largest collection of medieval tapestries in the world, with the 14th-century "Apocalypse Tapestry" as one of its priceless treasures. As a tribute to its fortitude, the castle has never been taken by any invading force in history.
In 2017, Angers had 152,960 inhabitants, 1.2% more than ten years before. [45] It is the 18th most populated commune in France. In 2018, the urban area ( unité urbaine ), which encompasses Angers plus eleven surrounding communes (243.3 square kilometers (93.9 square miles) in total), had 242,613 inhabitants. [ 3 ]
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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.
The sword is clearly across his mouth, as it is in the depiction of the same scene on the great Apocalypse tapestry in the chateau at Angers, also in France. In both of these representations, however, the sword points to the viewer’s left, the opposite way from the diocesan arms.
The Tapestry of Light artwork is a 3.2 x 36 metre full cycle of the Apocalypse, constructed from traditional threads and cutting-edge nano particle phosphorescent science (developed by Professor David E. Mainwaring). It is a light-forming, responsive-tapestry in which the perception of the images evolves as the light environment changes.