Bayeux and the Tyrell triptych - In search of the same hand in the Eleventh-century Norman school #1011046

Can an almost unknown work rewrite part of the history of medieval art? This volume tells the extraordinary story of the Tirel Triptych, a rare Norman artefact preserved for centuries by the noble Tirelli family, an ancient comital house of Norman origin. Count Alexandro Maria Tirelli, one of its present-day representatives, promotes the Tirelli Foundation's work in studying and enhancing the family's historical heritage. Through an in-depth historical, artistic, iconographic and comparative analysis, the book explores one of the most fascinating hypotheses of recent years: that the Triptych's visual language bears such profound similarities to that of the Bayeux Tapestry as to suggest not only a shared artistic tradition, but even the hand of the same designer — or a previously overlooked Norman school of art. The work offers no definitive answers, but grounds its inquiry in a rigorous comparison of sources, forms and visual language. Should the hypothesis be confirmed, the Tirel Triptych would acquire extraordinary importance in the history of European medieval art, opening new perspectives on Norman visual culture and its role in shaping the imagery of the eleventh century.