Peace and Mercy win promise of Redemption for Man. unknown c. 1500-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'3" x W 26' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 14-15/in.; 5-6cm); wool & silk (weft) 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. Cathedral of Burgos coll.; sold in 1926. French & Co. purchased from Mr. R. [Raimundo] Ruiz, invoiced 5/7/1931; sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2/4/1938. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Mus
Peace and Mercy win promise of Redemption for Man. unknown c. 1500-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'3" x W 26' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 14-15/in.; 5-6cm); wool & silk (weft) 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. Cathedral of Burgos coll.; sold in 1926. French & Co. purchased from Mr. R. [Raimundo] Ruiz, invoiced 5/7/1931; sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2/4/1938. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by seated man in L corner: Asce[n]dit mors p[er] fenestras Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banderole held by seated man in R corner: redda[m] ulc[i]one[m] hostibus Deut[eronomii] XXXII Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field, identifying figures [some include]: PAX (Peace), MISERICORDIA (Mercy), JVSTICIA (Justice), VERITAS (Truth), GRA DEI (=Gratia Dei, Grace of God), AVARICIA (Avarice), TEMPTOR (Temptation), GULA (Gluttony), SPES (Hope), CARITAS (Charity), HVMILITAS (Humility) & NATVRA (Nature) Holy Trinity ('Trinitas coelestis': Father, Son & Holy Ghost) enthroned in Paradise at top, with personifications of Peace, Mercy, Justice & Truth before them; Justice, Charity & Faith, surrounded by other female figures, hold cloth up (top, L of center); Mercy restrains Justice from attacking personification of Man (Homo), crouching on ground next to Luxury, with sword (bottom L); Man bows next to Mercy, Grace of God & Peace (bottom R); Christ enthroned, surrounded by Charity, Humility, Peace, Grace of God, Misery & Nature (top R); Man throwing hands up in air while attacked by Lechery, Avarice, Temptation (Temptor=devil), Gluttony & Hope (top, R of center); 2 seated men (=Prophets?) holding banderoles with inscriptions (bottom corners) (BRD) vines of flowers & fruit tied with ri
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