Lot 126
126
Property from the Estate of a Member of a Prominent Boston Family
A FLEMISH GOTHIC TAPESTRY FRAGMENT

CIRCA 1500-1520

Details
A FLEMISH GOTHIC TAPESTRY FRAGMENT
CIRCA 1500-1520
Depicting Man before the Grace of God, she offers him a breast-plate, standing above them are figures representing Justice with a sword in her right hand and Truth holding an open book, within associated borders
4ft. 10in. x 5ft. 4in. (1m. 47cm. x 1m. 62cm.)

Lot Essay

This fragment is one from a series of tapestries woven with scenes depicting the Story of the Redemption of Man. A complete version depicting 'Peace and Mercy Win the Promise of Redemption for Man' is illustrated in A. Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1993, pp. 421-426, fig. 29a.