A fan with a rebus on Love on one side Fortune on the other, ca. 1639, Etching fashioned to form a fan with fringe around the edges and wooden handle, Prints, Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence), Text on one side relating to Fortune: Fortuna e dormi If you’re lucky, you sleep Ogni [unghie] uno balla a cui la [Aquila] Fortuna suona Everyone dances for whom Fortune plays Chi ha la [ala] Fortuna ogni [unghie] tantin [ta tino] di chiave, basti For him who has luck, any little turn of the key is enough
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fan, rebus, Love, side Fortune, ca, 1639, Etching fashioned, form, fringe, edges, wooden handle, Prints, Stefano della Bella, Italian, Florence, 1610–1664, Text, relating, Fortune, Fortuna e dormi, you’re lucky, you sleep, Ogni, unghie, uno, balla, cui la, Aquila, Fortuna, suona, Everyone dances, whom, plays, Chi, ha, la, ala, ogni, tantin, ta, tino, di, chiave, basti, luck, any little, turn, key, enough
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