The Triumph of Fame over Death
early 16th c., Triumphzüge nach Petrarca (6 Stücke),
The Triumph of Fame over Death
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.
Object data
Series Title
Triumphzüge nach Petrarca (6 Stücke)
Object Name
Tapestry
Culture
French
Dated
early 16th c.
Material
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
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Inv. No.
Kunstkammer, T CII 4
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