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Wheel of fortune

BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward
Wheel of fortune
Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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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

Creation/Production

BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward
1833-1898
Role: Artist
Period: 1882 ca

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)

Material

Oil

Location

on display
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Tags

  • Figure Study
  • Fine Art
  • Painting
  • Pre-Raphaelitism

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