Detail View: The AMICA Library: Triumph of Eternity
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1960.176.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Dates/Places:
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France, early 16th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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France, early 16th century
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Title:
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Triumph of Eternity
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1500-1510
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Creation Start Date:
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1500
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Creation End Date:
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1510
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Materials and Techniques:
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tapestry weave: silk and wool
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Classification Term:
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Tapestries
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Classification Term:
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Tapestries
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 328.93cm x 392.43cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1960.176.1
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Credit Line:
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Gift from various donors by exchange
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Inscriptions:
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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."
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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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).
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Context:
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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.
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Link to Work:
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CMA_.1960.176.3
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1960.176.1.tif
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