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Large Renaissance tapestry of a crowned ruler enthroned under a canopy, surrounded by robed figures, kneeling courtiers, and Latin inscriptions in the border.

Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores

A large tapestry in warm wool and silk shows a crowned enthroned ruler beneath a canopy, flanked by robed attendants, with kneeling and standing figures in the foreground and a figure on a dais holding a sword. Scrolling Latin inscriptions frame the top, and a tiled floor and architectural setting recede behind the crowd.

Artist
Bernard van Orley
Date
1525-1532
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm W
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1475 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1532).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Col. C. Michael Paul

Español: Justitia (Justicia) de Los Honores

Un gran tapiz de lana y seda muestra a un gobernante coronado sentado bajo un dosel, rodeado de figuras con vestiduras, con personajes arrodillados y de pie en primer plano. Inscripciones latinas enmarcan la parte superior, y un suelo embaldosado y una arquitectura se extienden tras la multitud.

Português: Justitia (Justiça) de Los Honores

Uma grande tapeçaria em lã e seda mostra um governante coroado sentado sob um dossel, ladeado por figuras com mantos, com personagens ajoelhadas e em pé em primeiro plano. Inscrições em latim emolduram a parte superior, e um piso de azulejos e uma arquitetura se estendem atrás da multidão.

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