Rébus on the subject of fortune, a riddle depicted on drapery surrounded by a frame, an oval composition, ca. 1637–42, Etching, Sheet: 11 5/16 x 8 3/8 in. (28.8 x 21.3 cm), Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence), The interpretation of the riddle per line is as follows: 'Fortuna e dormi / Ogni uno balla a cui Fortuna suona / Chi ha la Fortuna ogni tantin di chiave, basti. / Ognuno sa navicar quando fa sol e vento
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Rébus, subject, fortune, riddle depicted, drapery surrounded, frame, oval composition, ca, 1637–42, Etching, Sheet, 11 5/16 x 8 3/8, 28.8 21.3 cm, Stefano della Bella, Italian, Florence, 1610–1664, interpretation, riddle, line, follows, Fortuna e, dormi, Ogni, uno, balla, cui Fortuna, suona, Chi, ha, la, Fortuna, ogni, tantin, di, chiave, basti, Ognuno, sa, navicar, quando, fa, sol, e, vento
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