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| The Apocalypse Tapestry, 1377–1382 |
FRANCE---Today we often think of painting as the central medium of Western art history, but for much of the medieval and early modern period, tapestries were the most valued form of artistic expression. This ambitious tapestry sequence, running to 100 m and depicting scenes from the Book of Revelation, is the oldest surviving woven artwork in France. It’s an intensely religious work, but also a political one: made during the height of the Hundred Years’ War, it captures the privations and fears of a nation in seemingly endless struggle. (Hemis/Alamy) [
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