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Allegory of Fortune

Italian 16th Century

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession

1977.80.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 135, repro.

2000

Fortune: "All is But Fortune", The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., 2000, no. 73.

Bibliography

1990

Russell 1990, cat.no.135.

Wikidata ID

Q65565469

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