La destinée de la Reine

Artistafter Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577 - 1640)

Artistdrafted by Jean-Baptiste Nattier (French, 1678 - 1726)

Artistengraving by Louis De Chatillon (French, 1639 - 1734)

Publisher Gaspard Duchange (French, 1662 - 1757)

Date1710

MediumEngraving

Dimensions19 11/16 x 9 1/8 in. (50 x 23.1 cm)
SHEET: 23 7/16 x 16 1/2 in. (59.5 x 41.9 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of E.O. Korany, 1964

Object numberSN8956.1

This is the first scene in the cycle. The Fates spin the destiny of the unborn Marie while Jupiter and Juno, the king and queen of the gods in ancient mythology, watch from above. The scissors of Atropos, one of the goddesses who determines a person’s fate, were omitted to stress the privileged and immortal character of Marie’s life.

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