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 ...

Arrayed on the four walls are seven monumental 16th-century tapestries ... of the wounded as the French cavalry, armed with medieval pikes, quickly falls to the Renaissance firepower of Hapsburg ...

The French army managed a counterattack ... his ambition to control northern Italy ended. Tapestries during the Renaissance were more prestigious than paintings. They were incredibly expensive ...

The French army managed a counterattack ... his ambition to control northern Italy ended. Tapestries during the Renaissance were more prestigious than paintings. They were incredibly expensive ...