Atropos
Statuette
ca. 1500 (made)
ca. 1500 (made)
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Atropos is one of the Three Fates. She is shown here cutting the thread of life (now lost) drawn from the cocoon held in her right hand. The Italian for cocoon is bozzolo, while Bozzolo was an area in northern Italy governed by Antico's patrons, the Gonzaga family. The bronze was probably made for Bishop Ludovico Gonzaga.
Object details
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| Title | Atropos (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Atropos, statuette in bronze by Pier Jacopo Alari-Bonacolsi called Antico, Italy (Mantua), ca. 1500. |
| Physical description | 'Atropos', statuette in bronze. The figure represents one of the Three Fates; she is depicted cutting the thread of life, and in her left hand she holds a cocoon. |
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| Gallery label | ATROPOS
Bronze
by PIER JACOPO ALARI-BONACOLSI called ANTICO (b. about 1460; d. 1528)
MANTUAN; about 1500
A.16-1931
Bequeathed by Sir Otto Beit, Bart
The figure represents one of the Three Fates, the spirits who in Greek and Roman religion were believed to determine man's destiny. She is depicted cutting the thread of life, and in her left hand she holds a cocoon or, in Italian, bozzolo. It is therefore likely that the bronze was made for one of the Gonzaga Lords of Bozzolo, or more probably for Bishop Ludovico Gonzaga (1460-1511) during his residence there around 1500.(1996) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Otto Beit, Bt |
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| Summary | Atropos is one of the Three Fates. She is shown here cutting the thread of life (now lost) drawn from the cocoon held in her right hand. The Italian for cocoon is bozzolo, while Bozzolo was an area in northern Italy governed by Antico's patrons, the Gonzaga family. The bronze was probably made for Bishop Ludovico Gonzaga. |
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| Accession number | A.16-1931 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2004 |
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