The winged Fame (Fama) blows her two trumpets. Thus, she proclaims the fame of lords of the field and philosophers of the past. In her procession walk Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cato and Plato. The wheels of her chariot are decorated with tongues, ears and eyes to spread fame. Fame overcomes Death; he is miserably crushed under the elephants' paws. In the background are two obelisks, monuments erected in honour of famous people.
| Artist |
Philips Galle
RKD
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Maarten van Heemskerck
RKD
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | The Triumph of Fame |
| Date | ca. 1565 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-PF |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-PF |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11766/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25I153
obelisk, needle
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 43A421 chariot, triumphal car Iconclass 43A4314 'Trionfo della Fama', 'Triumphus Famae'; 'Carro della Fama' (Ripa) Iconclass 46A1265 Alexander (one of the nine worthies) Iconclass 46A1266 Julius Caesar (one of the nine worthies) Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C7352 horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba Iconclass 59B32 Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) Iconclass 61B2(ALEXANDER THE GREAT) historical person (ALEXANDER THE GREAT) Iconclass 61B2(CATO) historical person (CATO) Iconclass 61B2(PLATO) historical person (PLATO) Iconclass 96A5(FAMA) Fama as Roman personification Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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