The Bayeux tapestry was, therefore, an obvious way to tell people about the downfall of the English and the rise of the Normans.
So if we take expert in Anglo-Saxon culture Gale Owen-Crocker’s idea that the tapestry was originally hung in a square with certain scenes facing each other, people would have stood in the centre.
Art historian Linda Neagley has argued that pre-Renaissance people interacted with art visually, kinaesthetically (sensory perception through bodily movement) and physically.
That would make it an 11th-century immersive space with scenes corresponding and echoing each other, drawing the viewer’s attention, playing on their senses and understanding of the story they thought they knew.
The Bayeux tapestry would have been hung at eye level to enable this.
Step-by-Step Explanation
Correct Answer: 1Explanation:
Statements (3), (2), (5), and (4) explain how people may have experienced the Bayeux Tapestry. They describe the arrangement of the tapestry and how it created an immersive viewing experience. Statement (1) is the odd one out because it talks about the historical purpose of the tapestry, rather than how it was displayed and experienced.
