Fortune Does Not Favour Those Who Fall Asleep; Patience as the Victor of Fortune

Dirck Coornhertna ca. 1560 - voor 1590

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Only upright moral conduct and prudence can protect a man from the vagaries of Fortune. The final sheet of the series shows the personification of Fortune lying exhausted on the ground, having been defeated by Patience.

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Title: Fortune Does Not Favour Those Who Fall Asleep; Patience as the Victor of Fortune
Creator: Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz.
Date Created: na ca. 1560 - voor 1590
Physical Dimensions: papier
Subject Keywords: spreekwoorden, gezegden etc., commerciële visvangst
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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