alexander the great

This tapestry, just under forty square meters large, describes some scenes from Alexander the Great's youth, starting with the arrival of the cruel horse Bucephalus - who, before being tamed by Alexander, ate human flesh - the clash with the enemy Pausanias, the death of Philip of Macedon and...

This tapestry is preserved in the Hall of the Giants. The Military Exploits and Fabulous Deeds of Alexander. made around 1460 in Tournai, in the Duchy of Burgundy. This tapestry shows an intertwining of historical and fairytale elements and reflects the Burgundy of the fifteenth century in the...