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Apocalypse Tapestry

tapestry series by Jan Bondol from Bruges in the Château d'Angers
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Summary

Apocalypse Tapestry is a tapestry series[1]. It draws 5,142 Wikipedia views per month (tapestry series category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Jan Boudolf[3], Nicolas Bataille[4], Robert Poinçon[5]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Angers[6]
  • Country: France[7]
  • Commissioned by: Louis I[8]
  • Genre: Gothic art[9]
  • Based on: Book of Revelation[10]
  • Depicts: Book of Revelation[11]
  • Made from material: wool[12]
  • Collection: Château d'Angers[13]
  • Location: Château d'Angers[14]
  • Commons category: Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse[15]
  • Inception: 1377[16], 1370[17]
  • Described at URL: https://www.unesco.org/fr/memory-world/apocalypse-tapestry-angers[18], https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/apocalypse-tapestry-angers[19]
  • Location of creation: Paris[20]
  • Heritage designation: object classified as a historical monument[21], Memory of the World International Register[22]
  • Title: Apocalypse Tapestry[23]
  • Height: 4.5 m[24]
  • Width: 100 m[25]
  • Fabrication method: tapestry weave[26]
  • State of conservation: restored[27]
  • Copyright status: public domain[28]

Why It Matters

Apocalypse Tapestry has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Angers Book of Revelation France Louis I public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . Palissy database. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Palissy database. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . The Apocalypse of Angers and the Beginnings of Historical Tapestry. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence. books.google.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Palissy database. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Palissy database. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Palissy database. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Palissy database. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Château d'Angers
    Instance of → —
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    Country → France
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||da, ro, it, ru, uk */ Add the Danish label lex.dk (Billedvævning og gobelin) uses and a Romanian one after ro:Angers, and descriptions from ru:Анжерский апока"
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