Winged Fortune
1878
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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William Morris Hunt
William Morris Hunt (March 31, 1824 – September 8, 1879) was an American painter.
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Winged Fortune is a 1878 unspecified by William Morris Hunt, a American Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a woman with wings, representing Fortune, in this painting. She's dressed in flowing clothes and has a gentle expression. Her left hand holds a rudder, guiding the way. If you look closely, you'll notice the soft, delicate folds of her clothes and the subtle smile on her face. This painting is a study for a larger mural, which is interesting because it shows how the artist planned and prepared for a big project. You can learn more about this style at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting is a full-size study for one of the figures in The Discoverer , a mural that William Morris Hunt painted on the vaulted roof of the Assembly Chamber at New York's state capitol in Albany. The mural showed Christopher Columbus standing boldly in a boat facing west. Winged Fortune stood behind him, her left hand holding the rudder as her right hand spread the sail. Hope sat in the bow, Science held a navigational chart, and Faith, covering her eyes, swam blindly ahead. Hunt only had two months to paint the murals, making many preparatory studies like this one. Not long after…
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William Morris Hunt (March 31, 1824 – September 8, 1879) was an American painter.
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