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The family of Francesco I d'Este
Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life
Triumph of Bacchus
The family of Francesco I d'Este
Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life
Triumph of Bacchus

Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life

Jean Boulanger; Ottaviano Viviani

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Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

Piazzale della Rosa, Sassuolo

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The theme of Fortune, understood in the Latin as fate, the results of which are always unpredictable, enjoyed incredible popularity in the visual arts of the seventeenth century. The fresco painted in 1640 by Jean Boulanger (1606-1660), main artifex of the wall decorations of the dukes' summer residence in Sassuolo, in the environment known as the Sala della Fortuna, is a warning not to underestimate the inconstancy of Fortune. A warning that had to echo even in a place dedicated to idleness such as the summer delight of Sassuolo, which by definition represented a refuge from the rigor of the court, center of power and fulcrum of the political life of the Duchy.
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Title: Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life

Author: Jean Boulanger; Ottaviano Viviani

Date: 1640

Technique: Fresco

Displayed in: Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

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