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[Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry]
Creator
Josef AlbertGerman Photographer · 1825–1886
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- 1860
- Medium
- Albumenized salted paper print
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 01cd437e-664b-4d9b-ac2e-43fc8cf33b0c
What the image shows
A medieval tapestry depicting various scenes including a castle, a man holding a banner, and a group of people in a hall.
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From the Getty Museum record
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting servants bringing food to the soldiers of William, Duke of Normandy's army as a bishop blesses the food and drink. To the right of the soldiers' table, Duke William sits beneath a canopy with two men who are identified as Odo and Robert. A messenger can be seen telling the Duke's men to build a motte and bailey at Hastings. A border decorated with different types of animals runs along the top and bottom. Latin text above the scene reads "UN TRI HIC FECERUN PRANDIUM HIC EPISCOPUS CIBU ET POTU BENEDICIT ODO EPS WILLEM ROTBERT ISTE JUSSIT UT FODERETU"
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