Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Wheel of fortune
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward (1833-1898)
This unfinished painting of about 1882 depicts the medieval theme of the wheel of fortune, which lifts or abases man as it is turned by the goddess Fortuna. The drawing of the nudes and the drapery of the goddess reveal the artist's careful study of Michelangelo.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 206
Creation/Production
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward
Date: 1882 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 23/9/1940
Given by Margaret Davies
Measurements
h(cm) frame:181.5
h(cm)
l(cm):(frame)
w(cm) frame:8.5
w(cm)
h(in) frame:71 1/2
h(in)
l(in):(frame)
w(in) frame:3 3/8
w(in)
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
Location
In store
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