46.130_01
Title
The Honours: Virtue
Maker of the object
van Orley, Bernard (workshop of and collaborators)
Date
before 1520 (design); circa 1525-1532 (woven)
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 7 warp threads per cm, 2 ply S
Place
Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Brabant, Brussels (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool and silk tapestry depicting 'Virtue' from the tapestry series called the 'Honours'. At the centre of the tapestry representing Virtue, the male VIRTUS (Virtue), crowned with laurels, beats a chained faun representing VICIV (for Vitium: Vice). Enthroned in clouds at the apex of the composition, and surveying the scene below is SAPIENTIA DIVINA (Divine Wisdom), taking on the regal attributes of the Virgin Mary. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 4600 mm x 8700 mm
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