Allegory of Fortune

Balthazar Nebotca. 1730

Details

Title: Allegory of Fortune
Creator: Balthazar Nebot, active 1730–1762, Spanish, active in Britain (from 1729)
Creator Lifespan: 1694/1798
Creator Nationality: Spanish, active in Britain (from 1729)
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: ca. 1730
Physical Dimensions: 28 5/16 x 35 1/8 inches (71.9 x 89.2 cm)
Subject Keywords: religious and mythological subject, demons, crowd, greed, stocks (torture device), throwing, fighting, chains, bridge, woman, poor, men, gathering, misfortune, monarchs, blindness, anger, allegory, wealth, red, leisure, coins, orb, sash, sacks, palettes, yoke, nude, reaching
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Oil on canvas
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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