1658
oil
canvas
From the collection of Getty Center
Allegory of Fortune is a 1658 oil by Salvator Rosa, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Getty Center.
Allegory of Fortune is a painting by Salvator Rosa. It's an oil painting on canvas. The painting features the Roman goddess of fortune, Fortuna. It caused a big uproar when it was first shown publicly, almost getting the painter in trouble with the law and the church. To learn more about the techniques used in this painting, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Salvator Rosa (1615 – 15 March 1673) is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticised landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable influence from the 17th century into the early 19th century.
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