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This long poem may  have been inspired by the death of Laura, to whom Petrarch dedicated many poems. It still bears many traces of the rhetoric  characteristic of the Middle Ages, but it had wide-spread repercussions. From the 14th to 16th century, the theme of the poem was  illustrated in numerous works of art and much was added that was not in Petrarch’s text.\r\n\r\nPetrarch describes how man is endowed with both reason and emotion. In his youth he indulges in the sensual pleasures of Love, but  soon reason gains the upper hand and Chastity triumphs over Love. Then comes Death, which takes away man’s life and separates  the body from the soul, and so triumphs from the Chastity. However, since worthy deeds never die but live on in the memory of  posterity, Fame triumphs over Death. Yet civilizations fall and the glory of the world passes with the years and so Time triumphs over  the most resounding Fame. And finally, even Time itself must come to an end and in this was Eternity triumphs over Time, bearing  man up into Heaven to fulfil his ultimate destiny of endless beatific existence.\r\n\nThe six Triumphs are, therefore, as follows: The Triumph of Love, the Triumph of Chastity over Love, of Death over Chastity, of Fame  over Death, of Time over Fame, of Eternity over Time. \r\n\r\nThis is a fragment that originates from the left side of a tapestry <i>The Triumph of Eternity over Time</i>. In the centre of the  fragment is Saint Gregory and on his left stands Saint Jerome, each with inscriptions. The panel includes the back  wheel of the chariot of Eternity, and crushed beneath it are two female figures, Lachesis and Clotho, two of the Fates. On the lower right hand side is the head of another figure. On the left hand side of the panel is a tree  bearing fruit and on the right is part of an aureole of clouds with cherubim. At the foot of the panel are scattered  flowers. 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Then comes Death, which takes away man’s life and separates the body from the soul, and so triumphs from the Chastity. However, since worthy deeds never die but live on in the memory of posterity, Fame triumphs over Death. Yet civilizations fall and the glory of the world passes with the years and so Time triumphs over the most resounding Fame. And finally, even Time itself must come to an end and in this was Eternity triumphs over Time, bearing man up into Heaven to fulfil his ultimate destiny of endless beatific existence.\r\nThe six Triumphs are, therefore, as follows: The Triumph of Love, the Triumph of Chastity over Love, of Death over Chastity, of Fame over Death, of Time over Fame, of Eternity over Time. \r\n\r\nThis is a fragment that originates from the left side of a tapestry <i>The Triumph of Eternity over Time</i>. In the centre of the fragment is Saint Gregory and on his left stands Saint Jerome, each with inscriptions. The panel includes the back wheel of the chariot of Eternity, and crushed beneath it are two female figures, Lachesis and Clotho, two of the Fates. On the lower right hand side is the head of another figure. On the left hand side of the panel is a tree bearing fruit and on the right is part of an aureole of clouds with cherubim. At the foot of the panel are scattered flowers. The panel has been edged all round with a later border in brown and orange.\n\n","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool","id":"x40131"}],"techniques":[{"text":"tapestry","id":"AAT61981"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Tapestry fragment woven in wool, 12-13 warps to inch. Woven on a woollen warp. 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In this, the last of the Petrarchan Triumphs, the chariot of the victor rolls over the bodies of all the vanquished: Love, Chastity, Death, Fame, Time. The head of Time can be seen at the right. Names of Clotho and Lachesis identify two of the Fates, here symbolising Death, among the fallen.\r\nFLEMISH (probably TOURNAI); ca. 1510-20\r\nMuseum Number T.148-1959","date":{"text":"ca. 2003","earliest":"1998-01-01","latest":"2007-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["T.148-1959"],"accessionNumberNum":"148","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1959,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2024NX4042","2023NM0123"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-05-12","recordCreationDate":"2006-08-14","availableToBook":false}}