The Fates Weave the Fate of Marie Antoinette, burin engraving impressed on tracing paper. Engraver: Louis de Châtillo , born in Sainte-Menehould in 1639 and died in Paris in 1734, was a French enamel and gouache painter and copperplate engraver. He produced several portraits for Louis XIV, which the king gave, set in jewellery, to foreign ambassadors. He engraved Rubens' Fates, depicting the fate of Maria de' Medici. He was mastered by Jean-Baptiste Massé. He was buried in the church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. Draughtsman: Jean-Baptiste Nattier. From a subject by Rubens, circa 1710. In a beautiful 19th century gilded Mecca frame. Dimensions: 57 x 35 cm. As always, the print is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
The Fates, daughters of Jupiter and Themis (Justice), they determined the fate of men. The first spun the thread of life; the second dispensed destinies, assigning one to each individual and also establishing their duration; the third, the inexorable, cut the thread of life at the appointed time. Their decisions were immutable: not even the gods could change them. They were also called Fatae, or those who preside over Fate.
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