Identification title(s): not every idler is lucky. Fortune and watch not for all sleepers (title on object) proverbs about fortune (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1995-35. Catalog reference: the illustrated bartsch 69-5. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark; verso bottom center, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: allegory of fortune and vigilance: a naked woman stands in a sailing boat and retrieves a net with various treasures. A man is sleeping in the boat, and thus misses out on his fortune. The print has a dutch caption and is part of a six-part series of proverbs about fortuna. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: dirck volckertsz. Coornhert after design by: anonymous (attributed to), after design by: maarten van heemskerck (rejected attribution). Place of manufacture: printmaker: netherlands, after design by: netherlands, after design by: haarlem. Dating: after ca. 1560 - before 1590. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 205 mm × w 250 mm. Topic: what: luck, fortune, fate; 'fato', 'fortuna', 'fortuna aurea', 'fortuna buona', 'fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'sorte' (ripa), sailing-ship, sailing-boat proverbs, sayings etc. Idleness; 'otio' (ripa). Idleness; 'otio' (ripa). Credit line: donation from hill-stone. Acquisition: donation 1995. Date: na ca. 1560 - voor 1590.
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