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

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.

Rijksmuseum

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Netherlands

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

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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.

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