Prudence. unknown c. 1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 16'10" x W 14'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: United States, Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, left banderole: QUIN[QUE] RECEPTAT EQUOS GRATO PRUDENCIA VULTU / QUOS PHYSIS A MAGNO DETULIT ALMA IOVE Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, center banderole: QUID DEUS HOREUS HOMO SAGA SPECULANTE PHRONESI / FABRICAT AONIUS PLAUSTRA SUPERBA CHORUS Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, right banderole: IPSA TRIUMPHALEM
Prudence. unknown c. 1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 16'10" x W 14'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: United States, Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, left banderole: QUIN[QUE] RECEPTAT EQUOS GRATO PRUDENCIA VULTU / QUOS PHYSIS A MAGNO DETULIT ALMA IOVE Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, center banderole: QUID DEUS HOREUS HOMO SAGA SPECULANTE PHRONESI / FABRICAT AONIUS PLAUSTRA SUPERBA CHORUS Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, right banderole: IPSA TRIUMPHALEM NECTIT CONCORDIA CURRUM / EL RATIO ADMISSOS SUB IUGA COGIT EQUOS Prudence is seated on throne below canopy in center of palace (top) & is converses with Faith & Reason, 7 Virtues seated on throne on dais of palace (center, middle ground), 7 Liberal Arts build Prudence's chariot (foreground) This panel is part of a set of 7 tapestries woven for Cardinal Erard de la Marck (1472-1538). It was based on the set woven by Pieter Van Aelst for Charles V. 5 existing panels of Erard de la Marck's set were sold in 1946 & 1958, & are now dispersed in several collections. Steppe, BulBru MRAH (1973), 239-241 Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 35 Related Works: Other panels in set, New York, Wildenstein coll., "Honor"; Glasgow, Burrell coll., "Virtue" & "Faith"; Chicago, Art Institute, "Justice"; another similar set: GCPA 0238185-0238186, 0238196, 0238198-0238206
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