COECKE VAN AELST, Pieter
(b. 1502, Aelst, d. 1550, Bruxelles)

The Triumph of Fame

1640s
Pen in black and brown-grey, diameter 284 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This drawing is the fourth of a series of six designs for stained glass panes produced in the workshop of Pieter Coecke van Aelst. The scenes are based on Petrarch' Trionfi, a long allegorical poem.