Ship of Virtues. unknown c. 1528-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H ' x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 5-6/cm); wool & silk (weft: 24-36/cm) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Tournai Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Balson 3/27/1936; sold to Minneapolis Institute of Art 8/15/1942. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in banderole along top of field (given in Adelson) Inscriptions: Inscriptions on figures next to ship, left to right: espers[n]ce, misericorde, perseure[n]ce, confort
Ship of Virtues. unknown c. 1528-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H ' x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 5-6/cm); wool & silk (weft: 24-36/cm) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Tournai Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Balson 3/27/1936; sold to Minneapolis Institute of Art 8/15/1942. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in banderole along top of field (given in Adelson) Inscriptions: Inscriptions on figures next to ship, left to right: espers[n]ce, misericorde, perseure[n]ce, confort diuin Inscriptions: Inscriptions on figures in ship, left to right: pascience, humylyte, bo[n] volloir, amour diuin, prudence Ship in small inlet surrounded by rolling landscape, personifications mostly identified by inscriptions include, L to R, next to ship: Hope, Mercy, Perseverance holding crown, Divine Comfort; & on ship: Loyal Heart, Faith, Penitence, Charity, Patience, Humility, Good Will, Divine Love, & Prudence; pear tree in each upper corner, next to side columns that have either oak leaf or pearl spiral (BRD) vine scroll inhabited by birds French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18589 [also lists: 40148] Adelson, European Tapestry (1994), 92-104, cat. 8 Related Works: Panels in set: Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Ship of Virtues" (GCPA 0237110); Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, "World hangs in the balance," "World hangs by a thread," & "Thwarting the triumph of Vanity"
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