Frontispiece Design for De wonderlyke reizen van Fernando Mendez Pinto

Pieter Jansz, c. 1652

Fortune takes centre stage, and is depicted nude, as was customary at the time. She rests one foot on a globe as a sign that fortune is fickle and one can quickly fall from grace. The man at her side and the seascape in the background represent misfortune. All kinds of instruments of torture are being cast over him. The woman at the right with the horn of plenty personifies Prosperity.

  • Artwork typedrawing, design
  • Object numberRP-T-1904-38
  • Dimensionsheight 175 mm x width 136 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen in bruin, penseel in grijs, doorgegriffeld

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    Frontispiece Design for De wonderlyke reizen van Fernando Mendez Pinto

  • Object type

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    RP-T-1904-38

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Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Pieter Jansz, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1652

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  • Physical description

    pen in bruin, penseel in grijs, doorgegriffeld

  • Dimensions

    height 175 mm x width 136 mm


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