The Triumph of Fame

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One of the finest early Renaissance tapestries to have appeared on the market in the twentieth century, this piece is extraordinary for its condition, color, and harmonious composition. Fame stands reading at a lectern, surrounded by writers whose works immortalized the deeds of the ancients. His triumph over death is represented by the three Fates beneath his feet while above, Atropos, the Fate who cuts the thread of life, appears again, flying toward the mouth of Hell. Below, a rich carpet of flowers\u2014some in blossom, some gone to seed\u2014echoes the theme of mortality, and the orb in Fame's hand, crowned with a cross, places the subject in a distinctly Christian context. Based in part on Petrarch's poem I Trionfi, the tapestry belonged to a set of six representing the triumphs of Love, Chastity, Death, Fame, Time, and Religion. The set is the earliest known treatment of the theme in tapestry. Documented in a Spanish ducal collection in the late nineteenth century, our tapestry corresponds exactly with one in a set purchased in 1504 by Isabel, queen of Castile and Aragon.

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