The Field of the Cloth of Gold
British School · 1545
Why it's great
In 1520 King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France met near Calais in a huge display of tents, banquets and tournaments, each trying to look richer than the other. This painting of about 1545 shows the festival soon after Henry and the pope split apart, when the age of Catholic Europe was ending.
🏛️ Part of history
The Protestant Reformation (1517–1648) — In 1520 King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France met near Calais in a huge display of tents, banquets and tournaments, each trying to look richer than the other.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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This painting is by an unknown English artist working in the 1540s. Many English paintings of the time were made by artists whose names have not survived, and later experts label them with the name 'British School' or 'English School'.
