The Three Fates

1558

Giorgio Ghisi after Giulio Romano

Associated Names
Giorgio Ghisi

Artist, Italian, 1520 - 1582

Giulio Romano

Artist After, Roman, 1499 - 1546

The image shows three women seated in various positions, depicted from head to feet, showcasing their full forms. The woman on the left is seated with her body facing slightly towards the center, holding a spindle in her right hand and a distaff in her left, dressed in draped, classical-style garments. Her hair is styled in elaborate curls around her head. The central figure is seated with crossed legs, leaning slightly to the left, wearing similar draped clothing. She holds a tool in her hands and has her hair pulled back. The third woman to the right is also seated, holding what appears to be a thread with her left hand, with her body turned slightly to the right. Her hair is wrapped in a headscarf, and she wears a gown. In the background, a simple linear texture adds depth to the image, with rectangular forms resembling books or plaques placed on the ground near the women's feet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.8 x 22.2 cm (5 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 14 x 22.4 cm (5 1/2 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1032

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boorsch/Lewis 1985, no. 25, State ii/vi


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 62.

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1985

  • Boorsch, Suzanne and Michal and R.E. Lewis. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate on tablet: GIOR. MANT. .F. MDLVIII; lower right in plate on tablet: IV.RO.IN. SCULPTA IN PALATIO THE

Wikidata ID

Q65508601

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