Propitious Fortune

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Fortuna favens (propitious fortune).

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Artist

Name:
Cousin, Jean
Dates:
ca. 1522-ca. 1594
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Ornaments & Patterns
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
The book of fortune
Authors:
Anlezy, Imbert d'; Lalanne, Ludovic
Publisher:
London, Paris: Librairie de l'Art, 1883
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Description:

A ship filled with travelers is sailing with its sails swollen by the wind. The main motif is set inside an ornamental frame with foliage and architectural decoration. The allegory is explained as follows by the author:

Where Fortune is favorable and where there are riches, thither men are seen to hasten; for which reason everybody willingly associates with the rich
and opulent, and frequents grand palaces, thinking that the splendors of Fortune reside there; while, therefore, the sails of our affairs are filled with the
favorable winds of Fortune, we find a great number of friends and followers…

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