Detail of scene 31: Upon arrival in Hastings, the Normans camp and eat. In a semicircular table, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux (d. 1097) and William’s half-brother, blesses the meal. Scene 38: The Latin text ...

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This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative of William the Conqueror ...

Not a loom in sight! 3. The bishop who likely commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry gave himself a starring role The tapestry may have been made by nuns, but most medieval works of art were ...

The creators of this medieval masterpiece have been lost to time, but it’s believed to have been commissioned by Odo, bishop of Bayeux and William’s half-brother, to decorate the nave of the ...

(CNN) — From Picasso’s “Guernica” to Goya’s “Disasters of War,” there have been many famous depictions of conflict, but one of the oldest, and most extraordinary, is France’s 11th ...