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The Three Fates  wikidata:Q91935202 reasonator:Q91935202
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tapestry weaver:
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Flemish workshop   wikidata:Q84726966
 
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Flemish tapestry workshop; Flanders workshop
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The Three Fates
label QS:Len,"The Three Fates"
Object type tapestry / wall hanging Edit this at Wikidata
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English: The Triumph of Death, or The 3 Fates. 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 Triumphs. First, Love triumphs; then Love is overcome by Chastity, Chastity by Death, Death by Fame, Fame by Time and Time by Eternity.
Date early 16th century
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P4241,Q40719727
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Medium wool, silk and tapestry weaving Edit this at Wikidata Edit this at Wikidata
institution QS:P195,Q213322
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65-1866 (Victoria and Albert Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Southern Netherlands Edit this at Wikidata
References https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72702 (English) Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72702/
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current01:48, 5 December 2022Thumbnail for version as of 01:48, 5 December 20221,998 × 2,340 (1.89 MB)Aavindraa (talk | contribs)reup vam
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23:47, 14 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 23:47, 14 September 2006720 × 874 (273 KB)Andreagrossmann (talk | contribs)Category:The FatesThe Triumph of Death, or The Three Fates (Flemish Tapestry, probably Brussels, ca. 1510-1520)Category:Greek MythologyCategory:Tapestry
09:41, 30 September 2005Thumbnail for version as of 09:41, 30 September 2005498 × 600 (175 KB)Darsie (talk | contribs)''The Triumph of Death'', or ''The 3 Fates''. 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, re

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