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The Three Fates
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| Title |
The Three Fates
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| Object type |
tapestry
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wall hanging
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| Description |
English:
The Triumph of Death
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The 3 Fates
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Flemish
tapestry
(probably Brussels, ca. 1510-1520).
Victoria and Albert Museum
, London.
The three fates, Clotho , Lachesis and Atropos , who spin, draw out and cut the thread of Life, represent Death in this tapestry, as they triumph over the fallen body of Chastity . This is the third subject in Petrarch's poem The Triumph s. First, Love triumphs; then Love is overcome by Chastity, Chastity by Death , Death by Fame , Fame by Time and Time by Eternity . |
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| Date |
early 16
th
century
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| Medium |
wool
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silk
and
tapestry weaving
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| Collection |
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| Accession number |
65-1866
(
Victoria and Albert Museum
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| Place of creation |
Southern Netherlands
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| References |
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72702
(
English
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| Source/Photographer | https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72702/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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