ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.
Free after Museum admission.
The Tapestries of Pastrana, a series of four large tapestries of approximately 40m2 each designed to be hung all in one room, have been through a profound curative conservation, by an initiative of the Fundaci?n Carlos de Amberes. The tapestries, owned by the Colegiata de Pastrana in Guadalajara, were woven in the 15th century in the Low Countries with exceptional technical ability, and are rare examples of tapestries which depict a contemporary event: Alfonso V of Portugal?s conquests of the Moroccan coast in 1471, reliably representing battle scenes of the event. They are true jewels of European heritage.
Their conservation has been a European project as well, with various European countries implicated: the tapestries were restored by a prestigious Belgian company, with the financial support of Belgian and Spanish institutions. Despite the importance and historical and artistic value of the tapestries, the fundraising campaign proved very challenging.The tapestries continue to be displayed across Europe to share these historical depictions, created with beauty and skill, as extraordinary examples of European heritage.(
Tuesday, July 17 - 12:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 232-7931 or visit: www.sdmart.org
Free after Museum admission.
The Tapestries of Pastrana, a series of four large tapestries of approximately 40m2 each designed to be hung all in one room, have been through a profound curative conservation, by an initiative of the Fundaci?n Carlos de Amberes. The tapestries, owned by the Colegiata de Pastrana in Guadalajara, were woven in the 15th century in the Low Countries with exceptional technical ability, and are rare examples of tapestries which depict a contemporary event: Alfonso V of Portugal?s conquests of the Moroccan coast in 1471, reliably representing battle scenes of the event. They are true jewels of European heritage.
Their conservation has been a European project as well, with various European countries implicated: the tapestries were restored by a prestigious Belgian company, with the financial support of Belgian and Spanish institutions. Despite the importance and historical and artistic value of the tapestries, the fundraising campaign proved very challenging.The tapestries continue to be displayed across Europe to share these historical depictions, created with beauty and skill, as extraordinary examples of European heritage.(
Tuesday, July 17 - 12:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 232-7931 or visit: www.sdmart.org
