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Allegory of Fortune

c. 1475

Gianfrancesco Enzola

Artist, Parmese, active 1455/1478

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Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Gift of Andrew Brown
Dimensions

diameter: 4.55 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Accession

2008.114.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Charles Avery, London; (sale, Morton & Eden, London, 11-12 June 2008, no. 375); Andrew M. Brown, Anchorage; gift 2008 to NGA.

Associated Names

National Gallery of Art

Inscriptions

around circumference: AVDACES.FOR TVNA IVVAT (Fortune assists the brave)

Wikidata ID

Q63863512

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