Fate Collection (page 2)

King Charles XI's guardian angel. Allegory, 1668. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
King Charles XI's guardian angel. Allegory, 1668

The Three Fates, 1513. Creator: Hans Baldung
The Three Fates, 1513

Allegory of the birth of King Charles XI, 1668. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Allegory of the birth of King Charles XI, 1668

Lovers on the roof of a building, 1920. Creator: Devambez, André Victor Édouard (1867-1943)
Lovers on the roof of a building, 1920. Found in the collection of the Galerie Laurentin, Paris

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1743: Venus Genetrix, 1743. Creator: M Sorello
The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1743: Venus Genetrix, 1743

Prométhée modelant le premier homme, composition provenant de l'atrium de la maison... c1860
Promethee modelant le premier homme, composition provenant de l'atrium de la maison pompeienne du prince Napoleon, c1860

Portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the temple, c1793. Creator: Anne Flore Millet
Portrait of Marie-Antoinette at the temple, c1793

Christ before Caiaphas (From the cycles of The Life of Christ), 1304-1306. Creator: Giotto di Bondone (1266-1377)
Christ before Caiaphas (From the cycles of The Life of Christ), 1304-1306. Found in the collection of the Cappella degli Scrovegni, Padua

Christ and the Demon, ca 1611. Creator: Ribera, José, de (1591-1652)
Christ and the Demon, ca 1611. Private Collection

Christ and the Demon, ca 1611. Creator: Ribera, José, de (1591-1652)
Christ and the Demon, ca 1611. Private Collection

Design for a Funerary Monument with Fate, Putto, and Urn, n.d. Creators: John Michael Rysbrack, Sir James Thornhill
Design for a Funerary Monument with Fate, Putto, and Urn, n.d

Design for a Funerary Monument with Fate, Urn, Putto, n.d. Creators: John Michael Rysbrack, Sir James Thornhill
Design for a Funerary Monument with Fate, Urn, Putto, n.d

Fate with Urn, n.d. Creators: John Michael Rysbrack, Sir James Thornhill
Fate with Urn, n.d

Wheel of Fortune on a tarot card
The Wheel of Fortune, as depicted on a tarot card. Date: 1926

Tamara and Demon. Illustration to the poem The Demon by Mikhail Lermontov, c. 1880. Artist: Zichy, Mihaly (1827-1906)
Tamara and Demon. Illustration to the poem The Demon by Mikhail Lermontov, c. 1880. Found in the collection of State Lermontov Museum Tarkhany

Where to go?
Izidor Gasperlin

May Day festivities, 1891. Plaiting the maypole at St Mary Cray, London. From The Graphic (9 May 1891)

Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving

The Lottery, by William Hogarth Date: 1724

Advert, Reading the Tea Leaves, Mazawattee Tea Co, London Date: 1894

2nd Century BC Acropolis Altar Ancient Age Antiquity
2nd, century, BC, Acropolis, altar, ancient, age, antiquity, Aphrodite, Architecture, Art, Asia, Minor, battle, Berlin, death, Detail, Dione, Eros, Eumenes, II, Soter, fate, fight, fighter, Frieze

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Death
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, death, mounted, horse, sounding, horn, trumpet, battle, field, ground, french, soldiers, troops, army, trench, trenches, warfare, satire, satirical

Last Voyage Explorer Adventurer Discovery North
last, voyage, explorer, adventurer, discovery, north, west, passage, america, arctic, ice, icebergs, fateful, fate, certain, death, open, boat, cast, aderift, abandoned, young, son, crew, henry

Time, the Kaiser's deadliest foe! Woe betide him if he gets behind the clock. The picture shows what awaits him there

Churchill, Truman and Stalin at the Potsdam Conference
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965), American President Harrys Truman (1884-1972) and Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)

Satirical cartoon, A Senatus Consultum. Napoleon is making his will and consulting the Devil about his fate. The Devil carries a flaming plaque: Death Bonaparte Death'

LIFE-IN-DEATH WINS
Life-in-Death dices with Death himself to decide the fate of the sailors; Life-in-Death wins the Mariner alone The game is done! I've won, I've won! Date: First published: 1798

Documents written in blood are considered exceptionally bind- -ing, as Faust will discover when Mephistopheles requires him to fulfil his side of their contract Date: 1506

CONFUCIUS (551 - 479 BC)
CONFUCIUS Chinese philosopher The symbolic death of a mysterious unicorn whose fate is linked with his Date: 551 - 479 BC

Tapestry, Triumph of Death over Chastity with the Three Fates, made in Brussels, Belgium
3576210 Tapestry, Triumph of Death over Chastity with the Three Fates, made in Brussels, Belgium, early 16th century (wool & silk) by Belgian School

The choice of Hercules or the choice between vice and virtue, 1565 circa (oil on canvas)
7146864 The choice of Hercules or the choice between vice and virtue, 1565 circa (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Caliari, Paolo) (1528-88); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Witchcraft or the allegory of Hercules, 1540-42 (oil on canvas)
7146885 Witchcraft or the allegory of Hercules, 1540-42 (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Battista (c.1490-1548) & Dossi, Dosso (c.1486-1542); 143x144 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

The fortune teller, Kamal-ol-Molk, oil on canvas, fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran
5309567 The fortune teller, Kamal-ol-Molk, oil on canvas, fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran by Kamal-Al-Molk, (fl.1910); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex

The Wheel of Fortune
3785915 The Wheel of Fortune by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Wheel of Fortune - from miniature of Consolation of Boethius)

Time and the Door
Yi Liu

In ancient Roman religion and mythology
7279549 In ancient Roman religion and mythology by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In ancient Roman religion and mythology)

La fin de l age d argent (The Close of The Silver Age). Theme inspire des poemes grecs antiques d Hesiode
FIA5379009 La fin de l age d argent (The Close of The Silver Age). Theme inspire des poemes grecs antiques d Hesiode (7e siecle avant JC) dans " Les Travaux et les Jours"

193-0082144 They spin finely, plate 44 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81663 193-0082144 They spin finely, plate 44 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.3 cm; Private Collection

The Fortune Teller (oil on canvas)
5055374 The Fortune Teller (oil on canvas) by Halle, Charles Edward (1846-1914); 107x122.5 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; Sheffield Museums Trust

The Three Fates, 1810-20 (pen, ink, wash and gouache on paper)
5862110 The Three Fates, 1810-20 (pen, ink, wash and gouache on paper) by Felice, Giani (1758-1823); 26.6x28.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Felice Giani (1758-1823))

The Shipwreck of Don Juan, 1840 (oil on canvas) (see also 14443)
XIR182426 The Shipwreck of Don Juan, 1840 (oil on canvas) (see also 14443) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 135x196 cm; Louvre, Paris

The Norns sitting at the foot of Yggdrasill, the tree of the world (colour litho)
7173310 The Norns sitting at the foot of Yggdrasill, the tree of the world (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Fate of Arnulph (engraving)
2788202 The Fate of Arnulph (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fate of Arnulph)

Reves d une jeune fille a l aube (Dreams of a young girl at daybreak) - Oeuvre de Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Brioullov)
FIA5357045 Reves d une jeune fille a l aube (Dreams of a young girl at daybreak) - Oeuvre de Karl Pavlovich Briullov (Brioullov) (1799-1852) - Aquarelle sur carton, 1830-1833, 19, 7 x 25, 2 cm

The Allegory of Human Life: four ages of man, virtues and fate, 1691-92 (fresco)
3606321 The Allegory of Human Life: four ages of man, virtues and fate, 1691-92 (fresco) by Carlone, Giovanni Andrea (1639-97); Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: Genoa)

Cu Chulainn meeting the Morrigan (colour litho)
7149251 Cu Chulainn meeting the Morrigan (colour litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cu Chulainn, hero of Irish mythology, meeting the Morrigan)

But, Percy, what is luck? (colour litho)
7184049 But, Percy, what is luck? (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: But, Percy, what is luck? Illustration for The Prize, 1896.); © Look and Learn

"La separation douloureuse"(A mournful parting) Peinture de Louis Leopold (Louis Leopold) Boilly (1761-1845)
FIA5348671 " La separation douloureuse" (A mournful parting) Peinture de Louis Leopold (Louis Leopold) Boilly (1761-1845) 1780 environ Musee Pouchkine, Moscou by Boilly

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"Fate: A Journey through Time and Destiny" In the year 1845, two mighty ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, set sail on a treacherous voyage into the unknown. Led by Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, they embarked on an Arctic expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. Little did they know that their fate would be sealed amidst icy waters. As if guided by some mystical force, these brave explorers found themselves surrounded by an unforgiving sea of ice. The Enterprise and Investigator were trapped in this frozen prison known as Barrow Strait. It was a chilling reminder that even the mightiest vessels could succumb to nature's wrath. Captain Sir John Franklin himself had envisioned glory and triumph for his Arctic expedition. But alas, destiny had other plans in store for him. His dreams shattered like fragile ice beneath his feet as he faced the harsh reality of failure. Just like a tarot card depicting "La Roue de Fortune" (The Wheel of Fortune), fate spun its wheel relentlessly. It seemed both cruel and capricious - much like Fortuna herself - bestowing fortune upon some while casting others into despair. In this cosmic game of snakes and ladders played out upon life's vast board, one cannot help but wonder about our own destinies. Are we mere pawns at the mercy of unseen forces? Or do we possess agency to shape our own paths? Perhaps it is akin to Rembrandt van Rijn's painting "Christ with Arms Folded, " where divinity meets human vulnerability; where faith intertwines with free will. Like characters from Picasso's "Les Saltimbanques, " we perform our roles upon life's stage – sometimes triumphant, sometimes broken – all under Fate's watchful gaze. Yet amidst this dance between chance and choice lies hope – just as Arthur Rackham captured Sleeping Beauty awakening from her enchanted slumber.