Painted By Eli Vedder Summary

Painted by Elihu Vedder, this painting depicts the three Fates of Greek Mythology weaving the thread of life. The three Fates personify the inevitable death of man by way of collaboration of the following process: Clotho spins the thread, Lachesis adjusts the thread’s length, and Atropos cuts the thread, establishing the end of one’s life.

Curving and flowing line work is utilized throughout the piece, and this technique is emphasized on the artist’s interpretation of the thread of life. The dynamic of the line work gives the thread of life movement and form, qualities that the living possess. The incorporation of dark, unsaturated colors throughout the piece allude to death, as death is commonly associated with darkness that consumes the