The Triumph of Nemesis
All Resolutions
Description:
Nemesis is depicted as an avatar of Fortune reclining in a chariot with a cornucopia while holding an apple in her stretched out hand. The main motif is set inside an ornamental frame with architectural and mythological decoration. The allegory is described as follows by the author:
Fortune being seated in her chariot drawn by griffins, as Politian says, signifies great swiftness. If she commands the untameable and untamed griffins, she may well command the rest of the other savage beasts…