Title

Illustration of the 'Triumph of death over chastity' from Petrarch, 16th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Illustration of the 'Triumph of death over chastity' from Petrarch. The three ladies are the fates, Atropos, Lachesis and Clotho, conquering chastity at their feet. A Flemish Millefiori tapestry, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, 16th century.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B76_086

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,5Mb (3,9Mb) / 13,9in x 14,1in / 4178 x 4227 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people fashion country museum color colour death Finland medieval dress illustration location century triumph gesturing tapestry floral lady artefact concept artifact fate hand gesture Finnish chastity mediaeval Middle Ages 16th century sixteenth century CM Dixon millefiori object Unknown Francesco Dixon CM Francesco Petrarca Petrarca Petrarch Francesco Petrarch CM Dixon Mike Dixon Atropos Clotho Lachesis Victorian and Albert Museum CM Dixon Francesco Petrarca object