Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer (Episode from the Story of the Redemption of Man) 1500-1520 South Netherlandish This tapestry with its rich and complex imagery is the fourth in a series of ten expounding the story of Christs redemption of mankind. The series reveals, on the one hand, mankinds fall from grace and its inability to resist temptation in spite of the assistance offered by the Virtues, and, on the other, Christs mission to reconcile mankind with God and thus achieve redemption. The content of these extended visual narratives is drawn from Christian scriptures as well as from medieval allegory, poetry, and drama, and is perhaps based ultimately on a mystery or morality play. Trees, flora, and waterways separate the various episodes. (The subjects are identified and the inscriptions translated in the line drawing.) The individual scenes in the tapestry have counterparts in contemporary panel paintings by Netherlandish artists, notably Rogier van der Weyden. It may be that

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Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer (Episode from the Story of the Redemption of Man) 1500-1520 South Netherlandish This tapestry with its rich and complex imagery is the fourth in a series of ten expounding the story of Christs redemption of mankind. The series reveals, on the one hand, mankinds fall from grace and its inability to resist temptation in spite of the assistance offered by the Virtues, and, on the other, Christs mission to reconcile mankind with God and thus achieve redemption. The content of these extended visual narratives is drawn from Christian scriptures as well as from medieval allegory, poetry, and drama, and is perhaps based ultimately on a mystery or morality play. Trees, flora, and waterways separate the various episodes. (The subjects are identified and the inscriptions translated in the line drawing.) The individual scenes in the tapestry have counterparts in contemporary panel paintings by Netherlandish artists, notably Rogier van der Weyden. It may be that

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