Triumph of Fame over Death. unknown c. 1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 452 x W 814 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 7/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Duc Levis de Mirepoix coll., Château de Malesherbes (before 1925). Mrs. Wilkinson coll., Paris. Mr. & Mrs. R. Marsens coll., Lausanne. French & Co. Museum acquisition in 1959. Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, accno. BK-1959-98. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field identifying figures [some include]: ATROPOS, ARTVS, PARIS, IASON, IVLIVS & CESAER Inscriptions: Inscription in upper
Triumph of Fame over Death. unknown c. 1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 452 x W 814 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 7/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Duc Levis de Mirepoix coll., Château de Malesherbes (before 1925). Mrs. Wilkinson coll., Paris. Mr. & Mrs. R. Marsens coll., Lausanne. French & Co. Museum acquisition in 1959. Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, accno. BK-1959-98. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field identifying figures [some include]: ATROPOS, ARTVS, PARIS, IASON, IVLIVS & CESAER Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole, left: La mort Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole, center: Le IIIIe triu[m] Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole, right: Qui par Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border banderole, center: Omnia mors Winged figure of Fame stands in chariot (R of center, middle ground) that is in procession with various animals (oxen, horses & elephants) (foreground), winged female figure (L, upper corner) sounds trumpet in ears of Atropos (L), hundreds of figures & cityscape (background) (BRD) garland of flowers & fruit; (UPR & LWR BRD) banderoles with inscriptions 4th panel of tapestry in series of 6. Based on the allegorical poem by Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), "I Trionfi". Possibly woven in Brussels. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number New York (Met), Tapestry in the Renaissance (2002), 151-156, V & A, Tapestry Collection (1980), 37,38, , , 41, 43a-b Related Works: Iconographically similar tapestry, London, Victoria & ALbert Museum, Ref. , "Triumph of Fame over Death"
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