Dosso Dossi, 1535 - An Allegory of Fortune - fine art print
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Original artwork description as provided from The J. Paul Getty Museum (© - by The J. Paul Getty Museum - The J. Paul Getty Museum)
Found at a flea market and purchased for a modest sum by an anonymous buyer, the unwrapped, seven-foot Allegory of Fortune was strapped to the roof of a car and brought to Christie's auction house in New York City. There experts recognized it as an important, long-lost allegorical scene by the Ferrarese master Dosso Dossi.
While the painting's precise meaning remains a mystery, Dosso's message seems to be that prosperity in life is transitory and dependent on luck. The nude woman represents Fortune, or Lady Luck. She holds a cornucopia, flaunting the bounty that she could bring, but sits on a bubble because her favors are often fleeting. The billowing drapery is a reminder that she is changeable like the wind. Her single shoe symbolizes her ability to bring not only fortune but also misfortune.
The man on the left personifies chance. He looks over at Fortune and holds up a stack of lottery tickets, which he is about to place inside a golden urn, a timely reference to the civic lotteries that had just become popular in Italy. The tickets may also refer to the painting's probable patron, Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua. One of her emblems was a bundle of lots, denoting her personal experience with fluctuating fortune.
Artpiece specs
| Artwork title: | "An Allegory of Fortune" |
| Classification of the artpiece: | painting |
| Broad category: | classic art |
| Temporal classification: | 16th century |
| Artpiece year: | 1535 |
| Age of artwork: | around 480 years |
| Museum: | The J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Museum location: | Los Angeles, California, United States of America |
| Museum's website: | The J. Paul Getty Museum |
| License of artwork: | public domain |
| Courtesy of: | The J. Paul Getty Museum |
Artist information
| Artist name: | Dosso Dossi |
| Aliases: | Giovanni de Constantino, Giovanni de Luteri, Le Dosso, Dolsi di Ferrara, Dossi Giovanni Di Lutero, De Lutero Giovanni, Dosso di Ferrara, Dossi vecchio, Dossi Dosso, de'Dossi da ferrara, Dossi de Ferrara, Dosso Dossi, Dosi vechio di ferrara, Dosso Dossi di Ferrara, Dossio Dossi, Giovanni Francesco di Niccolo di Luteri, Dossi Giovanni De Lutero, Dossi, Dossio di Ferrara, Doso di ferrara, Dosi di ferrara, Dossi De Constantino, Dosi, Dosso Dossi eigentlich Giovanni di Lutero, Dossi Dosso (Giovanni De Lutero), Dosso da Ferrara, Dotti da Ferrara, Dosi da Ferrara, Rossi di Ferrara, du' Dossi, Dossi da ferrara, Luteri Giovanni, Giovanni, Dosso Doxe, Bossi de Ferrare, Dossi ferrarese, Dos dà ferrara, Dosso, Dossi van Ferraro, Dossi dj ferrara, Giovanni de Lutero, Giovanni di Niccolò Luteri, li Dossi, Dossio Ferrarese, Dosso buono, Dossio, Dossi Dosso, Dossi di Ferrara, Giovanni di Niccolò de Lutero, Doxe, Dossi ferraresi, Lutero Giovanni de, Dossi allievo di Tiziano, Dossi Luteri, Dossi Dossi |
| Artist gender: | male |
| Nationality of artist: | Italian |
| Jobs: | painter |
| Country of the artist: | Italy |
| Artist classification: | old master |
| Art styles: | High Renaissance |
| Lifetime: | 56 years |
| Birth year: | 1486 |
| Birthplace: | Mirandola, Modena province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Died: | 1542 |
| Place of death: | Ferrara, Ferrara province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
The product specifications
| Product classification: | fine art reproduction |
| Method of reproduction: | digital reproduction |
| Manufacturing process: | digital printing (UV direct print) |
| Production: | German production |
| Type of stock: | on demand |
| Proposed product use: | wall decoration, art collection (reproductions) |
| Image orientation: | square alignment |
| Aspect ratio: | 1 : 1 |
| Interpretation: | the length is equal to the width |
| Available product fabrics: | poster print (canvas paper), acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), metal print (aluminium dibond), canvas print |
| Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) size variants: | 20x20cm - 8x8", 30x30cm - 12x12", 50x50cm - 20x20", 70x70cm - 28x28", 100x100cm - 39x39", 150x150cm - 59x59", 180x180cm - 71x71" |
| Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) variants: | 20x20cm - 8x8", 30x30cm - 12x12", 50x50cm - 20x20", 70x70cm - 28x28", 100x100cm - 39x39", 150x150cm - 59x59", 180x180cm - 71x71" |
| Poster print (canvas paper) sizes: | 30x30cm - 12x12", 50x50cm - 20x20", 70x70cm - 28x28", 100x100cm - 39x39" |
| Dibond print (alumnium material): | 20x20cm - 8x8", 30x30cm - 12x12", 50x50cm - 20x20", 70x70cm - 28x28", 100x100cm - 39x39" |
| Frame: | please bear in mind that this reproduction does not have a frame |
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Article overview
The over 480 year old artpiece An Allegory of Fortune was painted by the male Italian artist Dosso Dossi. The work of art is part of the art collection of The J. Paul Getty Museum. With courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum (public domain license).: . The alignment is square and has a ratio of 1 : 1, which means that the length is equal to the width. The painter Dosso Dossi was a European artist, whose art style was primarily High Renaissance. The Italian artist was born in the year 1486 in Mirandola, Modena province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and passed away at the age of 56 in the year 1542.
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