Vices attack Man. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Juan Rodríguez de Fonsca coll., bishop of Burgos (purchased total of 8 tapestries between 1519-1524); bequeathed to Cathedral of Burgos in 1526. French & Co. Spain, Palencia, Palencia, Catedral. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by Prophet in L corner [reweaving has made inscription illegible, but it may possbily have read]: EJICE ILLOSE FACIE MEA Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by seated man in R corner [not le
Vices attack Man. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Juan Rodríguez de Fonsca coll., bishop of Burgos (purchased total of 8 tapestries between 1519-1524); bequeathed to Cathedral of Burgos in 1526. French & Co. Spain, Palencia, Palencia, Catedral. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by Prophet in L corner [reweaving has made inscription illegible, but it may possbily have read]: EJICE ILLOSE FACIE MEA Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by seated man in R corner [not legible in photograph]: redda[m] ulc[i]one[m] hostibus Deut[eronomii] XXXII Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field, identifying figures [some include]: HOMO (Man), LABOR (Labor), NATURA (Nature), TE[M]TAT (Temptation), MU[N]D[US] (World), [C]ARO (Flesh), LUXURIA (Luxury), CULPA (Fault/Error) & [RA]CIO or [CONTRI]CIO (Reason) Vices (Pride, Avarice, Vanity, Gluttony & Luxury) enthroned in judgement (top center); personification of Labor approaches personification of Man (Homo), flanked by Nature & Sloth, along with 2 other Vices (top, L of center); Holy Trinity ('Trinitas coelestis': Father, Son & Holy Ghost) seated next to Fountain of Life (upper L); Man is driven out by personifications of Justice holding sword & hooded figure of Guilt (bottom L); personification of Temptation (Temptor=devil) approaches Man with spear while World, Flesh, Guilt, Human Nature & 2 others look on (bottom center); personification of Luxury offering Man crown as Labor leans on shovel (bottom, R of center); court of Luxury attended by Man, Gluttony, Flesh, Culpa & Reason (upper R); 2 seated men (=Prophets?) holding banderoles with inscriptions (bottom corners) (BRD) vines of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons; (UPR BRD) coats of arms of Juan Rodríguez de Fonsca in center & each corner Possibly woven in Brussels (Cavallo). These 3 panels were originally in the collection of Juan Rodríguez de Fonsc
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