Coronation of Tarquinius (Tarquin) Priscus. unknown c. 1450-1470 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Spain, Zamora, Zamora, Cathedral. Inscriptions: First inscription: Dum Lucinus prudens hominum ditissimus cum ejus conjuge ac copiosa sue gentis comitiva romanam tendens civitatem iter monti Janiculo vicinum cepit Inscriptions: Second inscription: Qualiter pennis aera secans aquila super Lucini caput volitavit, cujusque unguibus acutis pileum subito rapuit ac sursum scandens giratum emisit huncque paulo p
Coronation of Tarquinius (Tarquin) Priscus. unknown c. 1450-1470 Tapestry Dimensions: H x W m Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Spain, Zamora, Zamora, Cathedral. Inscriptions: First inscription: Dum Lucinus prudens hominum ditissimus cum ejus conjuge ac copiosa sue gentis comitiva romanam tendens civitatem iter monti Janiculo vicinum cepit Inscriptions: Second inscription: Qualiter pennis aera secans aquila super Lucini caput volitavit, cujusque unguibus acutis pileum subito rapuit ac sursum scandens giratum emisit huncque paulo post volatu viroso descendens restituit. Quo sic peracto, Lucini sponsa sibi prolique sue per romanos in futurum superne celsitudinis superaturum fore letanter exposuit Inscriptions: Third inscription: Dum autem Lucinus proprium sibi Rome domicilium ditavit, ob ipsius eventus novitatem, tum propter divitiarum ejusdem copiosam diversitatem, Priscus Tarquinus a romanis est vacatus. Et is, Anco rege defuncto, romanorum fuit rex coronatus An eagle swoops down from the sky & places a cap on Tarquin's head, which his wife, Tanaquil, interprets as an omen that the gods have selected her husband as king (L scene); Tarquin is crowned King of Rome (center scene); battle with the Sabines (R scene); inscriptions across the top of the panel Borders missing. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Gómez Martínez, Tapices de la catedral de Zamora (1925), 31
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