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Engraving of winged Fortuna standing on a sphere, holding a palm and a wheel with a small figure, with a ship and town in the background.

Fortune

An engraving showing a winged female figure in flowing drapery standing on a sphere, holding a palm frond in one hand and a spinning wheel with a small figure clinging to it in the other. Behind her, a sailing ship, a distant town and a lettered inscription 'FORTVNA' with the date and monogram appear in fine black lines on pale paper.

Artist
Hans Sebald Beham
Date
1541
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2612 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1541).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Fortuna, grabado de Hans Sebald Beham

Un grabado que muestra una figura femenina alada con paños fluidos, de pie sobre una esfera, con una rama de palma en una mano y una rueda giratoria con una pequeña figura aferrada en la otra. Al fondo aparecen un barco de vela, una ciudad lejana y la inscripción 'FORTVNA' con la fecha y el monograma.

Português: Fortuna, gravura de Hans Sebald Beham

Uma gravura mostra uma figura feminina alada, com vestes fluidas, em pé sobre uma esfera, segurando um ramo de palma em uma mão e uma roda giratória com uma pequena figura agarrada a ela na outra. Ao fundo, vemos um navio à vela, uma cidade distante e a inscrição 'FORTVNA' com data e monograma.

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