Légende

Arachne at her loom, visited by Athena disguised as an old woman, late 15th century. The talented mortal Arachne challenged the goddess Athena to a weaving contest. When Athena could find no flaws in the tapestry Arachne had woven for the contest, the goddess became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle. After Arachne hanged herself out of shame, she was transformed into a spider. Miniature from "The Metamorphoses" by Ovid.

Date

1450

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A14_395

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 30,8cm x 40,6cm / 3640 x 4799 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal female women woman people library work job religious arts religion insect insects occupation color spider cobwebs spider web cobweb arachnid spinning weaving medieval Athena loom century material textiles profession fabric tapestries tapestry cloth literature textile miniature concept legend mythology British Library manuscript goddess metamorphoses metaphor spider's web Colour legendary mediaeval Middle Ages Greek mythology Athene 15th century Arachne fifteenth century illuminated manuscript Pallas Athene spinning a web textile worker women at work textiles worker working manuscript Unknown Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso Pallas Athena Heritage Art