Bernard van Orley, woven in the workshop of Willem and Jan Dermoyen, The Invasion of the French Camp and the Flight of the Ladies and Servants (detail), ca. 1528–1531. Wool, silk, gold, and silver thread, 171 5/8 x 322 in. (436 x 818 cm). Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
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Join FAMSF Director and CEO and renowned tapestry scholar Thomas P. Campbell for an exhilarating exploration of the seven monumental tapestries on view in Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries. Exquisitely woven in staggering detail, these 16th-century masterworks provide viewers with an immersive look into a decisive event that changed the course of European history.
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Thomas P. Campbell is one of the world’s foremost authorities on tapestries. During his curatorial tenure at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York he organized several landmark exhibitions, including Tapestry in the Renaissance (2002) and Tapestry in the Baroque (2007). He joined the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as director and CEO in 2018 after having served as the director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 2009 to 2017.
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Free program. Theater doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the program. Seating is limited and unassigned and on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission to the theater program does not include admission to the special exhibition or other galleries in the museum.
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