Public domain
The fickleness of Fortune; It is easy to dance when Fortune plays for you
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe wispelturigheid van het Geluk (Fortuin); Het is makkelijk dansen als het Geluk voor je speelt. after c. 1560 - before 15. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
