Allegory of Fortune

Print by James Minasi after Giovanni Battista Cipriani representing the goddess of Fortune scattering gold coins over the world. She is accompanied by six putti who are trying to grab her hair, a symbol of the difficulty of getting hold of and retaining fortune.

It was probably influenced by Guido Reni's 'Fortuna', which is depicted running over the earth holding a purse from which fall coins and pearls, a putti holding on to her hair (now in a private collection in Bologna).

Object Details

ID: PAH6128
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cipriani, Giovanni Battista; Minasi, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 406 x 325 mm