Peace and Mercy win promise of Redemption for Man. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'8" x W 15'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Knoll coll., Kent. French & Co. purchased from J. P. Morgan 8/15/1916; sold to A. J. Kobler 1/10/1928 [SS 7032]. French & Co. purchased from A. J. Kobler 6/?/1934 [SS 39550]. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection. 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 h
Peace and Mercy win promise of Redemption for Man. unknown c. 1500-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'8" x W 15'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Knoll coll., Kent. French & Co. purchased from J. P. Morgan 8/15/1916; sold to A. J. Kobler 1/10/1928 [SS 7032]. French & Co. purchased from A. J. Kobler 6/?/1934 [SS 39550]. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection. 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) In pavilion, Justice, Charity & Faith, surrounded by other female figures, hold cloth up (top, L of center); Mercy restrains Justice, who holds sword, from attacking personification of Man (Homo), crouching on ground next to Luxury (bottom L); man holding banderole with inscription (bottom L corner); Holy Trinity ('Trinitas coelestis': Father, Son & Holy Ghost) enthroned in Paradise at top, with personifications of Peace, Mercy, Justice & Truth before them (top R); 2 seated men (=Prophets?) holding banderoles with inscriptions (bottom corners) (BRD) vines of flowers & fruit Possibly woven in Brussels (Cavallo). This is an abridged version, showing the left 2/3 of the complete composition (Cavallo). The "Redemption of Man" series comprises 10 known compositions. Scholars have compiled comprehensive groupings of extant tapestry panels (both whole & fragmentary). At least 30 surviving panels can be organized within the 10 subjects (see Cavallo & Bennett for further discussions) (Dimitr
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