Caption

Birth of Meleager, print, Interior with three Fates at the birthing bed of Althaea, the mother of Meleager. At the birth of Meleager, the Fates decreed that he would die when a certain log was consumed in the fire. On the right, the log in question is being removed from the fire., : '60', inscription: 'Allert', printmaker: Jacob Folkema, Northern Netherlands, after painting by Charles Le Brun, c. 1714 - c. 1720, paper, etching, engraving, height 188 mm x width 246 mm, 1714, birth of Meleager: Althaea, his mother, warned by a prediction of the Fates, snatches a brand from the fire, A monochrome engraved scene showing a bed with heavy drapery and a reclining figure covered in blankets, surrounded by three standing figures including one holding a small child and another raising an arm, while a central robed woman leans forward toward a brazier with tall flames; ornate architectural elements and carved busts flank the right side, and a low cushioned chair, a basin, and a pitcher sit on the patterned floor in the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_430

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40.4Mb (6.9Mb) / 14.2in x 11.0in / 4270 x 3309 (300dpi)

Keywords

Birth Meleager print Interior three Fates birthing bed Althaea mother birth Fates decreed die certain log was consumed fire right log question removed 60 inscription Allert printmaker Jacob Folkema Northern Netherlands painting Charles Le Brun c 1714 - c 1720 paper etching engraving height 188 mm x width 246 mm 1714 warned prediction Fates snatches brand monochrome engraved scene showing bed heavy drapery reclining figure covered blankets surrounded three standing figures holding small child another raising arm central robed woman leans forward brazier tall flames ornate architectural elements carved busts flank right side low cushioned chair basin pitcher sit patterned floor foreground