THE “CHALLENGE OF THE TAPESTRIES”

The series of the Battle of Pavia between study and dissemination

Pavia, Civic Museums, Friday 30 January 2026

As part of the major exhibition “Pavia 1525: the arts in the Renaissance and the tapestries of the battle”, extended to February 24, 2026, a day of study and dissemination of the series of seven tapestries of the Battle of Pavia, on exceptional loan from the Museum and Real Bosco di Capodimonte, is promoted.

The day, open to the public, will see the participation of experts in the precious artifacts and the battle of Pavia. In the morning, in the conference room of the Civic Museums, a round table will be held, moderated by Laura Aldovini and Mario Rizzo, during which scholars will address various topics: from conservation to collecting, from figurative to exhibition aspects, up to the debate, in particular, on the sequence of exhibition of the seven tapestries. The discussion will then continue in the afternoon, in the exhibition room, in front of the magnificent artifacts.

PLAN

MORNING: in the Castle, conference room of the Civic Museums

entrance from Viale XI Febbraio, 35

9:00 am Institutional greetings

AROUND TAPESTRIES: SPEECHES AND ROUND TABLE

Moderated by Laura Aldovini and Mario Rizzo

INTERVENTIONS

9:15 a.m. Véronique Bücken, Bernard van 0rley (c. 1488 – 1541), court painter in Brussels

9:40 a.m. Luigi Casali, Between Art and History: the narration of the battle in the new exhibition sequence of tapestries

10:05 am Mario Epifani, The tapestries of the Battle of Pavia in the Capodimonte Museum: from the historical narrative to the history of the installations

10:25 am Graziella Palei, Writing history with threads. Inscriptions, conservation and musealization of the tapestries of the Battle of Pavia

10:50 a.m. Cristina Fraccaro, The Tapestries of the Battle of Pavia between celebration and narration

11:05 Debate

11:20 a.m. Coffee break

11:45 am Marco Galandra, The characters of the tapestries. New possible interpretations

12:10 Cecilia Paredes, The horse in the battle of Pavia. Facts of arms and artistic challenges

12:35 pm Carmine Romano, I d’Avalos, a family of “men of arms and art”

13:00 Debate

Admission to the conference room is free, but reservations required

AFTERNOON: on display, Tapestry Room

By purchasing the reduced exhibition ticket (€10), it will be possible to book to participate in one of the 2 rounds of visits with the experts in front of the tapestries:

3 pm 1st shift
4 pm 2nd shift

For info: battagliadipavia1525@gmail.com – 0382.393271

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