Fortune Does Not Favour Those Who Fall Asleep; Patience as the Victor of Fortune

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after c. 1560 - before 1590

Only upright moral conduct and prudence can protect a man from the vagaries of Fortune. The final sheet of the series shows the personification of Fortune lying exhausted on the ground, having been defeated by Patience.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1996-339
  • Dimensionsheight 205 mm x width 247 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets en gravure

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"Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa)" by Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert

The Inconstancy of Fortune; It is Easy to Dance when Fortune Plays for You

attributed to Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after c. 1560 - before 1590

The Inconstancy of Fortune; It is Easy to Dance when Fortune Plays for You

No Shield Protects against Misfortune; The Greater your Fortune, the Bigger your Sorrows

attributed to Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after c. 1560 - before 1590

No Shield Protects against Misfortune; The Greater your Fortune, the Bigger your Sorrows

The Inconstancy of Fortune; It is Easy to Dance when Fortune Plays for You

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The Inconstancy of Fortune; It is Easy to Dance when Fortune Plays for You

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Fortune Does Not Favour Those Who Fall Asleep; Patience as the Victor of Fortune

  • Series title(s)

    Spreekwoorden over Fortuna

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1996-339

  • Description

    Een man ligt te slapen in een zeilboot. Op de achtersteven staat Vrouwe Fortuna die een net ophaalt waarin wereldse schatten. De prent heeft een Nederlands onderschrift en is deel van een zesdelige serie van spreekwoorden over Fortuna.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 2228

  • Catalogue reference

    The Illustrated Bartsch 69-5

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Netherlands
    • after design by anonymous (attributed to), Netherlands
    • after design by Maarten van Heemskerck, Haarlem [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    after c. 1560 - before 1590

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets en gravure

  • Dimensions

    height 205 mm x width 247 mm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1998

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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