depicting St John and an angel flanking a fruiting vine trained upon a trellis, with a vision of the Heavenly Jerusalem above, against a vermilion ground scattered with stylised floral motifs.Dimensions: 190 cm high x 284 cm longProvenance:Acquired from the antiques trade, Beaune, Burgundy, France, 2003.Notes:The Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers, commissioned circa 1375 by Louis I, Duke of Anjou, was woven in Paris by Nicolas Bataille after designs by Jean de Bruges. Depicting scenes from the Book of Revelation, it is considered one of the finest surviving achievements of medieval tapestry weaving and is preserved at the Château d’Angers, France.