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Description: | This is a copy of Rubens' The Triumph of Faith (or The Triumph of the Eucharist over Philosophy and Science), one of the Eucharist series of tapestry designs. The personification of Faith, a woman robed in red with a halo, rides on a golden chariot drawn by angels. Faith holds aloft the eucharistic chalice, above which hovers the host. Also on the chariot is an angel bearing a large cross. Between the two figures is set the terrestrial globe, representing the universality of the Catholic Church. Following the chariot on foot are four allegorical figures striking subservient attitudes, which have been identified as Stoic and Epicurean Philosophy, Science and Nature. | Subjects: | chalice angel host cross) philosophy Faith); religion (Eucharist allegory (Eucharist science | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) Æ After Previously attributed to school of Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) Previously attributed to manner of Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8350... | Go to resource |
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