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The Triumph of Eternity is represented by the Coronation of the Virgin. Dressed in crimson velvet with an opulent brocaded velvet shawl, the Virgin is seated in the center as two angels hold a crown over her head. Five musical angels surround her playing an organ, recorder, straight cornetto, harp, and lute, while another sings from an open music book. The scenes in the set display a conservative style in which the figures are placed in shallow landscapes, thereby ignoring pictorial innovations for depicting space and mass. The verse in Old French at the top states: Nothing triumphing by due authority Remains permanent and durable. Nothing is permanent under the heavens, But above, eternity triumphs.
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136289
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The Triumph of Eternity (from Chateau de Chaumont set)
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136289
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The Triumph of Eternity (from Chateau de Chaumont set)
description
The Triumph of Eternity is represented by the Coronation of the Virgin. Dressed in crimson velvet with an opulent brocaded velvet shawl, the Virgin is seated in the center as two angels hold a crown over her head. Five musical angels surround her playing an organ, recorder, straight cornetto, harp, and lute, while another sings from an open music book. The scenes in the set display a conservative style in which the figures are placed in shallow landscapes, thereby ignoring pictorial innovations for depicting space and mass. The verse in Old French at the top states: Nothing triumphing by due authority Remains permanent and durable. Nothing is permanent under the heavens, But above, eternity triumphs.
date
1512–15
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60763210
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Tapestry
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1
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Overall: 319.3 x 377.6 cm (125 11/16 x 148 11/16 in.)
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France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
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1960.176.1
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silk and wool; tapestry weave
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The Triumph of Eternity (from Chateau de Chaumont set), 1512–15. France, Lyon(?), early 16th century. Silk and wool; tapestry weave; overall: 319.3 x 377.6 cm (125 11/16 x 148 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from various donors by exchange, 1960.176.1
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Textiles
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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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60.176
citations
citation
Shepherd, Dorothy G. "Three Tapestries from Chaumont." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 48, no. 7 (1961): 159-77
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p. 159-177
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www.jstor.org/stable/25142461
citation
Saisselin, Remy G. "Literary Background of the Chaumont Tapestries." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 48, no. 7 (1961).
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p. 178-181
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www.jstor.org/stable/25142462
citation
Wixom, William D., and Leona E. Prasse. "Traditions in the Chaumont Tapestries." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 48, no. 7 (1961): 182-90.
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p. 182-190
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www.jstor.org/stable/25142463
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 74
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Wixom, William D. <em>Treasures from Medieval France.</em> [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
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Mentioned and reproduced: p. 338-339
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 74
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 85
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Seaton, Douglass. <em>Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical Tradition</em>. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Pub. Co, 1991.
citation
Vignon, Charlotte. <em>Duveen Brothers and the Market for Decorative Arts, 1880-1940</em>. New York: The Frick Collection in association with D Giles Limited, London, 2019.
page_number
Mentioned & reproduced: pp. 218, fig. 78 - 219
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Gift from various donors by exchange
galleryDonorText
The Honey and Leighton Rosenthal Family Gallery
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2026-05-29 06:57:36.179000
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136289
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