ABSTRACT

In 1531, Robert Lenoncourt donated to the monastery of Saint-Remi a tapestry depicting the life of its patron saint.2 The circumstances of this gift are included in the last panel (see colour plate 5), where they are described as follows:

In the year one thousand five hundred and thirty plus one, the reverant Robert de Lenoncourt had me made word is still circulating to decorate this site on all sides. In honor of God and his celestial court, Within which is the blessed saint Remigius.3