Wheel of fortune
This unfinished painting of about 1882 depicts the medieval theme of the wheel of fortune, which lifts or abases man as it is turned by the goddess Fortuna. The drawing of the nudes and the drapery of the goddess reveal the artist's careful study of Michelangelo.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 206
Historical Associations
Association Type: Provenance
Associated Person/Body: Blaker, Hugh
Association Type: Dealer
Date: 21/09/1920
Associated Person/Body: Davies, Margaret
Association Type: Private collector
Date: 21/09/1920
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Gift, 23/9/1940
Measurements
h(cm) frame:181.5
h(cm)
l(cm):(frame)
w(cm) frame:8.5
w(cm)
h(in) frame:71 1/2
h(in)
l(in):(frame)
w(in) frame:3 3/8
w(in)
Techniques
Oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
Art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
Oil
Location
on display
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