The rooms of Renaissance castles in Northern Europe were typically lined with immense and colorful wall hangings, often highlighted with threads of silk, silver, or gold. The ideas dramatized in these monumental pictures—religious, historical, or mythical—not only glorified their owners, but also reflected and reinforced the artistic, political, and social values of the age. Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection explores the historical popularity of these engaging pictures in textile; the patrons, artists, and studios that created a taste for tapestries; and the thematic intersections between tapestry and print imagery.