The legendary Battle of Pavia Tapestries come to San Francisco

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will be the sole West Coast venue for Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries. Tapestries and monumental examples of arms and armor will be on view, loaned from the Capodimonte Museum in Naples, Italy. The Battle of Pavia Tapestries The centerpiece of this exhibition is the newly conserved seven-part cycle of the Battle of Pavia Tapestries. Preparatory drawings on loan from the Louvre Museum provide a glimpse into the process of creation of the stories of Renaissance politics, history and art told in these pieces.  The tapestries celebrate the victory of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the imperial army over the French army led by King Francis I. This pivotal battle ended the Italian war, which had begun in 1521, an... Read More