Fortuna (Fortune)

1541

Sebald Beham

Associated Names
Sebald Beham

Artist, German, 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a female figure holding a wheel and standing on a globe. The image depicts a classical representation of Fortuna, complete with wings, a flowing garment, and a staff-like attribute in her hand. She is portrayed with a serene expression, balancing on a globe. The drawing includes detailed elements like the figure's hair and garment folds. In the background, there is a ship on rough waters. On the wheel she holds, there is a smaller figure. The text "FORTVNA" is at the top between two columns of numbers.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.1 x 5.1 cm (3 3/16 x 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1073

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 146, State iii/v

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Symbols in Transformation: Iconographic Themes at the Time of the Reformation, Princeton University Art Museum, 1969, no. 45, repro.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 137, repro.

Bibliography

1901

  • Pauli, Gustav. Hans Sebald Beham: ein kritisches Verzeichnis seiner Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte. Studien zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte_ 33. Strasbourg: J.H. Ed. Heitz, 1901: no. 143, iii/v.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.137.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Sebald Beham, Anne Röver-Kann, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2024: no. 146, iii/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64961450

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