Arrayed on the four walls are seven monumental 16th-century tapestries—each about 28 feet long and 14 feet high—depicting the 1525 battle ... siege of Pavia, a town in Lombardy about 25 ...
The Battle of Pavia tapestries commemorate Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's 1525 victory over French King Francis I during the 16th-century Italian Wars. Among the most prized Renaissance arts ...
On the walls of San Francisco's de Young Museum, there's a battle ... Battle of Pavia" tapestries. "I can tell you, it's approximately 15 feet high and 27 feet wide. And the tapestry itself ...