Legion of Honor Event

A Symposium on Art + Propaganda in European Tapestry (Day 2)

Scene from the Battle of Pavia

The Incursion of the Imperial Baggage Train into the Battlefield, and the Surrender of the Swiss Pikemen of the French Army (detail). Tapestry designed by Bernard van Orley, woven in the workshop of Willem and Jan Dermoyen, Brussels, ca. 1528–31. Wool, silk, gold, and silver thread, 172 x 347 1/4 in. (437 x 882 cm). Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples

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Join us for a two-day symposium exploring the world of European tapestries. Organized on the occasion of the exhibition Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries, this landmark summit will feature cutting-edge research from leading international experts. 

Please note: this event takes place at the Legion of Honor. Day one of the symposium takes place at the de Young.

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Battle of Pavia scene with soldiers and horses

A Symposium on Art + Propaganda in European Tapestry (Day 2 | Part 1)

Battle of Pavia scene with soldiers and horses

A Symposium on Art + Propaganda in European Tapestry (Day 2 | Part 2)

Schedule

10 am–12:30 pm

  • Introduction and welcome remarks
  • Presentations
  • Identification of a Spectacular Tapestry Hanging Project by Claude III Audran for Marly in 1700
  • Jean Vittet, General Curator, Furniture and Decorative Arts before 1815, Château de Fontainebleau
  • Why and How The Iliad Has Been Translated Into Tapestry in France During the 18th-Century
  • Pascal-François Bertrand, Professor Emeritus of Art History, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, France
  • The Eucharist on Trial: William Laud and His Supper at Emmaus Tapestry
  • Helen Wyld, Senior Curator, Historic Textiles, National Museums of Scotland
  • Spiritual and Temporal Power: Changing Propaganda in Raphael’s Tapestry Design for Pope Leo X
  • Lorraine Karafel, Associate Professor, Art and Design History, Parsons School of Design
  • Closing words and announcements

2:15–3:30 pm

  • Afternoon remarks
  • Presentations
  • Weaving Faith and Power: Tapestries as Manifestos of Authority and Devotion in the Medici Papacy
  • Alessandra Rodolfo, Curator, XVII–XVIII Century Art, Tapestries and Textiles, Vatican Museums
  • Allegories, Symbols, and Court Representations in the Early Production of the Medici Tapestries Works (1545–1553)
  • Lucia Meoni, independent scholar; Member, Accademia del Disegno di Firenze
  • Final closing

Ticket info

Free program. Theater doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the program. Seating is limited and unassigned and first come, first served. Admission to the theater program does not include admission to the special exhibition or other galleries in the museum. 

Contact info

Public Programs
publicprograms@famsf.org
415.750.7694

Sponsors

Significant Support
Textile Arts Council of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Generous Support
The Jay Pritzker Foundation

Additional Support
Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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