This stunning artwork has been a collaborative effort between father and daughter, Michael and Rachael Linton, which recreates the lost section of the Bayeux Tapestry. This completes a 25 year artistic odyssey and has resulted in a truly unique New Zealand Masterpiece. Michael and Rachael have spent approximately three years researching historical and contemporary literature on every aspect of the period in order to draw a truthful depiction of the events succeeding the Norman Conquest of England.
As a period piece it was important that the extension depict the people, events and culture accurately, as well as having the appropriate artistic style, colour and composition of the original tapestry.
The mosaic re-creation Finale Section is painted on a canvas of over 400,000 pieces of spring steel; it is 8 metres long and weighs approximately 60 kilograms. The finale section is added as a seamless continuation of Michaels Medieval Mosaic, bringing the overall length to 64 metres and a final weight of 450kg.
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