The Triumph of Fame over Death
early 16th c.
This tapestry is one of a six-part series with depictions after the allegorical poem I Trionfi (Triumphs) by Petrarch (1304–1374). In the end, it is eternity that triumphs over love, chastity, death, fame and time. Here, fame triumphs over death. The winged figure of Fame is accompanied by famous statesmen, poets and philosophers, among them Plato, Alexander, Homer, Cicero and Charlemagne.
This tapestry is one of a six-part series with depictions after the allegorical poem I Trionfi (Triumphs) by Petrarch (1304–1374). In the end, it is eternity that triumphs over love, chastity, death, fame and time. Here, fame triumphs over death. The winged figure of Fame is accompanied by famous statesmen, poets and philosophers, among them Plato, Alexander, Homer, Cicero and Charlemagne.
Time:
early 16th c.
Object Name
Tapestry
Culture
French
Material/technology:
Wool, silk
Dimensions:
424 cm × 587 cm
Inscribed
De terre vient la haulte renommee/Pour atropos et ses deux seurs renger/Car chastete elle a voulu venger/Par son pouvoir comme dame exstimee
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, T CII 4