Etching of a nude man balancing on a sphere, holding a chain, while a winged child blows a horn behind him against clouds.

Fortune, etching by Simone Cantarini

An etching titled Fortune shows a nude male figure standing on a sphere, one arm raised to hold a chain of small weights or a pouch while a winged child behind him blows a horn. Drapery sweeps across his legs against a cloud-filled sky in this cream-paper etching, attributed to Simone Cantarini and dated 1632/48 by the museum.

Artist: Simone Cantarini
Date: 1632/48
Medium: Etching on cream laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2736 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1648).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

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