Fates Collection

Lenormand - Fates
Grand Jeu De Mlle. De Lenormand the Fates

Meleager, 17th century (engraving)
3480573 Meleager, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Meleager. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681)

The Fates. Creator: Egron Sellif Lundgren
The Fates, Unknown date

The Fates Weave the Life Thread of Mudarra, Son of Gonzalo Gustos. He is Dubbed a Knight... 1612
The Fates Weave the Life Thread of Mudarra, Son of Gonzalo Gustos. He is Dubbed a Knight by Almanzor, 1612. From The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 35

The Three Fates, 1587. Creator: Jacob Matham
The Three Fates, 1587

The Three Fates, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham
The Three Fates, 1588. Series: Mythological Subjects

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

Necessity Commands Her Daughters, the Fates, to Weave Short and Frail Life Threads... 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Necessity Commands Her Daughters, the Fates, to Weave Short and Frail Life Threads for the Seven Infantes of Lara, 1612. From The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 1

Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, 1809. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth;Unknown subject, traditionally said to represent Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, 1809

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

The Three Fates, 1810/20. Creator: Felice Giani
The Three Fates, 1810/20

Three Fates (Design for Clock), 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Three Fates (Design for Clock), 18th century

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

The Three Fates; sculpted group by Germain Pilon, formerly in the Cluny Museum and now preserved in the Muse de la Renaissance in the Castle of Ecouen, near Paris France Paris

Relief with the three Parcae (Fates), in the National Museum of Athens Greece Athens, National Museum Relief Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Time And Fates; The Dial Of History
A design for a fountain depicting Time and the fates. Date: circa 1904

Atropos
A portrait illustration of a reclined woman, titled Atropos, who was one of the three fates in Greek mythology, her name describes her as unalterable, or inflexible. Date: circa 1922

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 Birth of Pandora, 1791-1804 (oil on canvas)
2913322 The Birth of Pandora, 1791-1804 (oil on canvas) by Barry, James (1741-1806); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

The Fates Gathering in the Stars, 1887. Creator: Elihu Vedder
The Fates Gathering in the Stars, 1887. Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos weave stars into a magicl textile to control the destiny and lifespan of human beings

Attic red-figured kylix, c. 470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636770-1)
2636772 Attic red-figured kylix, c.470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636770-1) by Oedipus Painter (fl.c.470 BC) (attr. to); diam: 22.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek

The Golden Bough, mid-19th century (litho)
1067418 The Golden Bough, mid-19th century (litho) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); 16.5x25.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Theodosius I on horseback with sceptre. Theodosius the Great with sceptre, plumed helmet and caparisoned horse. From a column in Istanbul built after his victory over Magnus Maximus. Porta Aurea

Attic red-figured kylix, c. 470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636770-2)
2636771 Attic red-figured kylix, c.470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636770-2) by Oedipus Painter (fl.c.470 BC) (attr. to); diam: 22.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek

Man and the Fates, 1933 (oil on canvas)
651508 Man and the Fates, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Philpot, Glyn Warren (1884-1937); 213.5x182 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and the Fates. Glyn Warren Philpot (1884-1937). Oil on canvas

The Norns are the equivalent of the Fates. They tend the Well of Destiny, located beneath Yggdrasil, the World Tree. There are usually three of them, sometimes more

Teachings from the Elgin Marbles, 1867 (thin photographic paper laid on card backing)
1217960 Teachings from the Elgin Marbles, 1867 (thin photographic paper laid on card backing) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); 28.4x23.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Attic red-figured kylix, c. 470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636771-2)
2636770 Attic red-figured kylix, c.470 BC (terracotta) (see also 2636771-2) by Oedipus Painter (fl.c.470 BC) (attr. to); diam: 22.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Greek

The Three Fates
3564853 The Three Fates by Salviati, Francesco de Rossi (1510-63); Galleria Palatina & Appartamenti Reali di Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

The Fates (gravure)
671906 The Fates (gravure) by Thumann, Paul (1834-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fates. Illustration for Character Sketches of Romance)

Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche set by Venus the Task
BIR185874 Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche set by Venus the Task, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents
2489003 Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents Taking their Last Voyage, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Three Fates: Lachesis, Atropos and Klotho, 1513 (woodcut)
5858419 The Three Fates: Lachesis, Atropos and Klotho, 1513 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 21.8A--17.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; German, out of copyright

Kate Greenaway before the fates
3779409 Kate Greenaway before the fates by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901); (add.info.: Kate Greenaway before the fates, 1883 by Kate Greenaway. Water-colour painting)

Bathos, Manner of Sinking, in Sublime Paintings inscribed to the Dealers in Dark Pictures
STC451226 Bathos, Manner of Sinking, in Sublime Paintings inscribed to the Dealers in Dark Pictures, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth

The Fates (engraving)
727748 The Fates (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fates. Illustration for A Pictorial History of the Worlds Great Nations by Charlotte M Yonge)

Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents
NCO189707 Charons Boat, or The Ghosts of the All Talents Taking their Last Voyage, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1807 (hand-coloured etching with some aquatint) by Gillray

Landscape with the figure of Clotho, 1855 (oil on canvas)
3928558 Landscape with the figure of Clotho, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Curzon, Paul Alfred de (1820-95); 108x148 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clotho)

Parcae (chromolitho)
975943 Parcae (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parcae (singular, Parca) were the female personifications of destiny, often called the Fates in English

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars", 1884-1887. Creator: Elihu Vedder
Study for " The Fates Gathering in the Stars", 1884-1887

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars", c. 1884-1887
Study for " The Fates Gathering in the Stars", c. 1884-1887

Juno at the right turning and speaking to the Fates, set within an elaborate frame, from the Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno, 1531-76

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"Fates: Weavers of Destiny and Guardians of Time" Step into the mystical realm where the threads of fate intertwine, guided by ancient divination tools like Lenormand cards. The Fates, known as the three sisters who spin, measure, and cut the thread of life, hold immense power over our destinies. Throughout history, their presence has been depicted in various forms. From "The Dial Of History, " a symbolic representation of time's connection to destiny, to Atropos herself - the relentless cutter of life's tapestry. In a stunning wool and silk tapestry from 16th century Brussels, Death triumphs over Chastity with the Three Fates as witnesses. Even Pandora's birth was not exempt from their influence. In an oil on canvas masterpiece titled "The Birth of Pandora, " her creation is intertwined with their watchful eyes. Elihu Vedder captures their ethereal essence in "The Fates Gathering in the Stars. " As they convene among celestial bodies, one can't help but wonder what decisions they are making for humanity. Ancient Greek pottery reveals another glimpse into these enigmatic beings. On an Attic red-figured kylix dating back to 470 BC lies a depiction that echoes through time - Man at the mercy of his own fate while being observed by vigilant Fates. In Joseph Mallord William Turner's lithograph "The Golden Bough, " we witness mankind's eternal quest for understanding and control over destiny. A mid-19th-century work that resonates deeply even today. Emperor Theodosius I stands tall on horseback holding his scepter; a symbol both powerful and fragile against the whimsical nature of Fate itself. Once again returning to ancient Greek pottery artistry with another Attic red-figured kylix from 470 BC - this time revealing man standing before his fateful path while being watched closely by attentive Fates.