Cleveland Museum of Art
Console Table Depicting Chronos, or Father Time
- Date
- c. 1700
- Medium
- painted and gilded wood, marble top
- Culture
- Italy, probably Rome, late 17th-early 18th Century
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The marble tabletop is supported by a gilded wooden figure of Father Time (or “Chronos”) adorned with his typical attributes of wings, a scythe, and an hourglass. The metaphorical weight of his eternal role is emphasized as he bears the heavy stone slab on his shoulders while reaching up to ensure its balance. Father Time’s scythe symbolizes natural cycles, like the harvest, and time's unstoppable flow that cuts down all living things.
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