Petrarch-triumph-vainglory-padua-1400
Summary
Triumph of Vainglory (Gloria Mundi); frontispiece to Petrarch's De Viris Illustribus. The image is thought to be based on a fresco by Giotto in the palace of Azzone Visconti, in Milan. This is one of the forerunners of the iconographic tradition illustrating Petrarch's Triumphs.
Tags
Date
1400 - 1500
Source
Scanned from "Petrarch's Triumph of Fame", The Art Bulletin, 1938.
Copyright info
public domain