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Barthel Beham
Fortune1541

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Engraving dated 1541, winged female figure balancing on a large sphere and holding a spoked wheel, with a tiny figure perched atop it; ships and a town in the distance

Barthel Beham, Fortune, 1541, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Barthel Beham
Germany, Nuremberg, 1502-1540
Title
Fortune
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1541
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Image and sheet: 3 1/8 x 2 in. (7.94 x 5.08 cm); Mat: 9 3/8 x 8 in. (23.81 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2016.215.4
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings

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