The Long Gallery at Hardwick Hall - The Gideon Tapestries
The Long Gallery at Hardwick houses a set of thirteen Flemish tapestries from the late 16th century. Collectively known as the Gideon Tapestries they tell the Story of Gideon one of the seven Judges to appear in the Old Testament Book of Judges. In the Book God calls on Gideon to deliver the people of Israel from the Midianites and restore them to his worship. The tapestry on the right of this photo shows Gideon choosing his army of 300 men that would go on to rout the Midianites.
The National Trust has recently completed a £1.7m 24-year long conservation project to preserve the tapestries.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/h...
The Long Gallery at Hardwick Hall - The Gideon Tapestries
The Long Gallery at Hardwick houses a set of thirteen Flemish tapestries from the late 16th century. Collectively known as the Gideon Tapestries they tell the Story of Gideon one of the seven Judges to appear in the Old Testament Book of Judges. In the Book God calls on Gideon to deliver the people of Israel from the Midianites and restore them to his worship. The tapestry on the right of this photo shows Gideon choosing his army of 300 men that would go on to rout the Midianites.
The National Trust has recently completed a £1.7m 24-year long conservation project to preserve the tapestries.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/h...