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Fortune Does Not Favour Those Who Fall Asleep; Patience as the Victor of Fortune
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Fortune Does Not Favour Those Who Fall Asleep; Patience as the Victor of Fortune

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · after c. 1560 - before 1590 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Only upright moral conduct and prudence can protect a man from the vagaries of Fortune. The final sheet of the series shows the personification of Fortune lying exhausted on the ground, having been defeated by Patience.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printproverbs, sayings, etc.'Perseveranza' (Ripa)Luck, Fortune, Lot
Credit lineFortune Does Not Favour Those Who Fall Asleep; Patience as the Victor of Fortune. after c. 1560 - before 15. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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