Public domain

Rebus on Fate

Stefano della Bella · 1620 - 1664 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Oval cartouche with an Italian rebus on fate. Some of the symbols used are an eagle, ships, a wind god and a sleeping figure. The text to be solved is: Fortune is asleep / Everyone dances to whom fortune plays / Whoever to fortune a little key, suffice / Everyone knows how to navigate when under the wind / Better is an ounce of fortune than two pounds of knowledge / More fortune than head.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print ornamentprent rebus

Credit lineRebus over het lot. 1620 - 1664. Stefano della Bella. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

Open in Explore View at source