New evidence on 'Triumphs of Petrarch' tapestries in the early sixteenth century. Part II: the English court

• Autores: Thomas Campbell
• Localización: Burlington magazine, ISSN 0007-6287, Vol. 146, Nº 1218, 2004, págs. 602-608
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • New evidence suggests that the “double chariot” Triumphs of Petrarch tapestries at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, derive from a set that was woven in 1520 for Cardinal Wolsey. Evidence for the arrival of the Triumphs series at the Tudor court is provided by documentation relating to Wolsey's artistic patronage in the early 1520s. Confirmation that he owned two sets of this design is provided by the inventory of his tapestries that was drawn up between late 1521 and early 1523. Furthermore, an adaptation made to the cartoon from which the Victoria and Albert's Triumph of Fame over Death was woven suggests that there may be grounds for assuming a link between it and the high-quality set of Triumphs listed in Wolsey's inventory: Two new figures were added in the center of the cartoon for the Triumph of Fame over Death, one portraying Wolsey himself, the other his patron, Henry VIII.