This study, in French, offers a new perspective on this prestigious series of wall hangings, considered masterpieces of Renaissance tapestry-making. This exceptional series of ten tapestries depicts the adultery between King David of Israel and Bathsheba, followed by their punishment and contrition. It is one of the jewels in the collection of the National Museum of the Renaissance at the Castle of Ecouen in France. Probably acquired in 1528 by King Henry VII of England, this masterpiece of Flemish weaving dating back to the beginning of the 16th century was woven in the Brussels workshops
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