COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1960.176.1
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Dates/Places:
France, early 16th century
Creator Name-CRT:
France, early 16th century
Title:
Triumph of Eternity
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1500-1510
Creation Start Date:
1500
Creation End Date:
1510
Materials and Techniques:
tapestry weave: silk and wool
Classification Term:
Tapestries
Classification Term:
Tapestries
Dimensions:
Overall: 328.93cm x 392.43cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1960.176.1
Credit Line:
Gift from various donors by exchange
Inscriptions:
French verse in Gothic letters translates as follows: "Nothing triumphs by right authority, Unless it be conducted by Eternity. Nothing is permanent beneath the firmament, But above us triumphs Eternity."
Provenance:
one of set of three allegorical tapestries from the Chateau de Chaumont until 1907; Duveen Collection, New York, in 1925; Clarence H. MacKay Collection until 1939; (French & Co., New York).
Context:
The "Triumph of Eternity" is represented by the Coronation of the Virgin. The verse at the top translates:Nothing triumphing by due authorityRemains permanent and durable.Nothing is permanent under the heavens,But above, eternity triumphs.
Link to Work:
CMA_.1960.176.3
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1960.176.1.tif
