When Fortune Is Abundant, the Fall Will Be Deeper from Six Sayings about Fortune by Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert

When Fortune Is Abundant, the Fall Will Be Deeper from Six Sayings about Fortune 1555 - 1565

drawing, print

drawing

toned paper

light pencil work

print

pen sketch

pencil sketch

personal sketchbook

female-nude

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

men

sketchbook drawing

pencil work

sketchbook art

male-nude

"When Fortune Is Abundant, the Fall Will Be Deeper" from the series "Six Sayings About Fortune," is an etching by Dutch artist Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert, created between 1555 and 1565. The artwork depicts Fortune, a female figure, standing on a seesaw that is tilted upwards, symbolizing the instability of fortune. A male figure, possibly representing a person who has fallen from grace, is on the opposite side of the seesaw. The etching is an example of Coornhert’s skill in depicting both realistic human figures and symbolic imagery, and it provides a thought-provoking message about the fleeting nature of luck.