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

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

Hij heeft goed dansen dien Fortuin voorspeelt

RP-P-1996-335

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

This series of six prints, illustrating sayings about Fortune, is devoted to one of the major themes of life. The series was probably created by Coornhert, who was a writer as well as a printmaker. These images show Fortune as an inconstant, unpredictable goddess who dispenses good or bad luck regardless of personal status.

The Illustrated Bartsch 69-.1

• print maker: attributed to Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Netherlands
• after design by: after design of anoniem, Netherlands
• after design by: after design of Maarten van Heemskerck, Haarlem [rejected]

after c. 1560 - before 1590

ets en gravure

height 213 mm x width 250 mm

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

purchase 1998

Public domain

The Illustrated Bartsch 69-.1

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200411576