Virtues intercede for Man. unknown c. 1510-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'5" x W 21' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: William Randolph Hearst coll. French & Co. purchased from Leon Medina 8/1951 [SS 81374]. French & Co. purchased from Antiquities Inc. 3/31/1953; sold to Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, 1964 [SS 57510]. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, accno. 9923. 2 processional rows of figures (upper & lower), Christ enthroned, flanked by 2 female figures (Charity & Humility ?) (R, upper corne
Virtues intercede for Man. unknown c. 1510-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'5" x W 21' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: William Randolph Hearst coll. French & Co. purchased from Leon Medina 8/1951 [SS 81374]. French & Co. purchased from Antiquities Inc. 3/31/1953; sold to Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, 1964 [SS 57510]. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, accno. 9923. 2 processional rows of figures (upper & lower), Christ enthroned, flanked by 2 female figures (Charity & Humility ?) (R, upper corner) [in preparation for "Paradise Lawsuit" in which case of sinful Man is brought before throne of God] (BRD) garland of flowers 1 tapestry panel in set of 4. The weaving center may be Brussels. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81374 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 57510-b French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 19718-b Brussels (Musées Royaux), Tapisseries (1976), 100-117, no. 27 Delmarcel, Wandtapijten I (1977), 10, 11, no. 36 Bennett, Tapestry San Francisco (1992), 54, 55 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238379-0238383, 0184175-0184187, 0184198-0184199, 0184307-0184311
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