Detail of the tapestry “Landing in Asilah”

Tournai Passchier Grenier1471-1475

Tapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
Pastrana, Spain

The annals refer that it was a very harsh landing due to rough sea conditions which caused a shipwreck. This scene portrays drown soldiers while others hold on to flotsam.

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Title: Detail of the tapestry “Landing in Asilah”
Creator: Tournai Passchier Grenier
Date Created: 1471-1475
Location: Pastrana. Guadalajara.Spain
Physical Dimensions: 11,08 m. x 3,68 m.
Type: Tapestry
Medium: Cloth sewn in silk and wood

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