Fate Collection (page 5)

St Michael Weighing Souls, The Last Judgement detail, 1876 (stained glass)
3475477 St Michael Weighing Souls, The Last Judgement detail, 1876 (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); St Michael and St Mary Magdalenes Church, Easthampstead

The fate of the wolf (coloured engraving)
2817731 The fate of the wolf (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fate of the wolf)

Rotten Row; or, The Fate of the Tete (engraving)
607371 Rotten Row; or, The Fate of the Tete (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotten Row; or)

Gaming die, c. 2nd century AD (glass)
702266 Gaming die, c.2nd century AD (glass) by Roman; width: 5.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Twenty-sided die incised with a symbol on each face); Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

Madonna and Child with a Distaff, 1570s (oil on canvas transferred from panel)
BOO73047 Madonna and Child with a Distaff, 1570s (oil on canvas transferred from panel) by Morales, Luis de (1500-86); 71.5x52 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

The sleep of Brunnhilde, illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie
STC324243 The sleep of Brunnhilde, illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, 1910 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Norns, 1906 (colour litho)
STC323699 The Norns, 1906 (colour litho) by Hendrich, Hermann (1854-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Norns are weavers of the rope of destiny and daughters of Erda)

Fortuna, statue in the Vatican, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy
LLM438600 Fortuna, statue in the Vatican, illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy, published 1884 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

The Wheel of Fortune, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages
KW315637 The Wheel of Fortune, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published London 1878 (litho) by French School

Four tarot cards depicting The Emperor, The Pope, The Hermit and The Wheel of Fortune
BNP159933 Four tarot cards depicting The Emperor, The Pope, The Hermit and The Wheel of Fortune (coloured wood engraving) by French School; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Drawing Lots for Conscription (coloured engraving)
PLT178988 Drawing Lots for Conscription (coloured engraving) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fortune telling scene and signs of the Chinese zodiac, reproduced in
CHT169673 Fortune telling scene and signs of the Chinese zodiac, reproduced in Recherche sur les superstitions en Chine by Father Henri Dore and published in 1911 (colour litho)

Landscape with the figure of Clotho, 1855 (oil on canvas)
3928558 Landscape with the figure of Clotho, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Curzon, Paul Alfred de (1820-95); 108x148 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clotho)

La destinee (sculpture)
JEB4870894 La destinee (sculpture) by Saint-Marceaux, Renede (1845-1915); 31x16 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; eJean Bernard; French, out of copyright

The Fate of the "Caroline"(engraving)
973307 The Fate of the " Caroline" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fate of the " Caroline")

The tree Yggdrasil (chromolitho)
974613 The tree Yggdrasil (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tree Yggdrasil)

Parcae (chromolitho)
975943 Parcae (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parcae (singular, Parca) were the female personifications of destiny, often called the Fates in English

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1501-02 (engraving)
877242 Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1501-02 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 33.2x22.9 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; German

A Romance of Regatta Week (engraving)
1048024 A Romance of Regatta Week (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Romance of Regatta Week)

The Foul, a Coxswains Nightmare on the Eve of the University Boat Race (engraving)
1059716 The Foul, a Coxswains Nightmare on the Eve of the University Boat Race (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Foul)

Time
Florin Bandas

Please move faster, I want to grow up !!!
Yvette Depaepe

Unseen
Suhandi Jitir

Alea iacta est
Bez Dan

The palaces of the mind
Sergey Parishkov

Stop the time
Victoria Glinka

fate
mohammad reza rafizadeh

Pier
Aleksei Nikolaev

Two brothers of Reading, Berkshire, Leading Aircraft-man Ronald Couch of the Royal Air Force and Driver Eric Couch of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC)

A piglet given by a farmer at Silsoe, Bedfordshire as a prize to be bowled for by the villagers, escaped from a crate and tried hard to rejoin his brothers and sister at the near by farm

Neige (Snow), 1917. Creator: Le Sidaner, Henri (1862-1939)
Neige (Snow), 1917. Private Collection

Christ at the house of Simon the Pharisee, ca 1510-1520. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

The Feast in the House of Levi, 1573. Creator: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)
The Feast in the House of Levi, 1573. Found in the collection of Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice

Calm Sea, 1886-1887. Creator: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Calm Sea, 1886-1887. Found in the collection of Kunstmuseum Bern

Solitude (Freezing rain), c. 1900. Creator: Erler, Erich (1870-1946)
Solitude (Freezing rain), c. 1900. Private Collection

The Three Fates: Lachesis, Atropos and Klotho, 1513. Creator: Hans Baldung
The Three Fates: Lachesis, Atropos and Klotho, 1513

Frontispiece to Le sorti di Francesco Marcolini da Forli intitolato Giardino di Pensieri, 1540

The Three Fates Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, 1558-59. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi
The Three Fates Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, 1558-59. After Giulio Romano

Predestination, ca. 1545-50. Creator: Enea Vico
Predestination, ca. 1545-50

Pride goeth before a fall, 1531. Creator: Christoph Bockstorffer
Pride goeth before a fall, 1531

Dr Syntax witnessing the fate of his play (at Drury Lane Theatre, London). Date: 1820

Mans Fate or the Man Taking Refuge in a Well Inhabited by a Dragon, Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century

The Agony in the Garden, ca. 1504. Creator: Raphael
The Agony in the Garden, ca. 1504

The last step. Creator: Ciardi, Beppe (Giuseppe) (1875-1932)
The last step. Private Collection

Found in the Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Found in the Street, 1872. Men discuss the fate of an orphan by candlelight. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C

Louis IX, Dispensing Justice in the Forest of Vincennes, (13th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Louis IX. Dispensing Justice in the Forest of Vincennes, (13th century), 1890. Louis IX (1214-1270), developed French royal justice

Self-Portrait, drawing with mermaid in the rock grotto, 1914. Creator: Moser, Koloman (1868-1918)
Self-Portrait, drawing with mermaid in the rock grotto, 1914. Found in the Collection of Schutz Fine Art, Vienna

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"Fate: A Journey through Time and Destiny" In the year 1845, two mighty ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, set sail on a treacherous voyage into the unknown. Led by Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, they embarked on an Arctic expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. Little did they know that their fate would be sealed amidst icy waters. As if guided by some mystical force, these brave explorers found themselves surrounded by an unforgiving sea of ice. The Enterprise and Investigator were trapped in this frozen prison known as Barrow Strait. It was a chilling reminder that even the mightiest vessels could succumb to nature's wrath. Captain Sir John Franklin himself had envisioned glory and triumph for his Arctic expedition. But alas, destiny had other plans in store for him. His dreams shattered like fragile ice beneath his feet as he faced the harsh reality of failure. Just like a tarot card depicting "La Roue de Fortune" (The Wheel of Fortune), fate spun its wheel relentlessly. It seemed both cruel and capricious - much like Fortuna herself - bestowing fortune upon some while casting others into despair. In this cosmic game of snakes and ladders played out upon life's vast board, one cannot help but wonder about our own destinies. Are we mere pawns at the mercy of unseen forces? Or do we possess agency to shape our own paths? Perhaps it is akin to Rembrandt van Rijn's painting "Christ with Arms Folded, " where divinity meets human vulnerability; where faith intertwines with free will. Like characters from Picasso's "Les Saltimbanques, " we perform our roles upon life's stage – sometimes triumphant, sometimes broken – all under Fate's watchful gaze. Yet amidst this dance between chance and choice lies hope – just as Arthur Rackham captured Sleeping Beauty awakening from her enchanted slumber.