Fortuna
Artist: Henri Gascars (French, c. 1635-1701)
Date: 1670’s
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Private collection
Description
This painting depicts the figure of Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune, and the personification of luck. She is holding a cornucopia, one of her traditional attributes, and, in front of a palatial background, holds a jeweled crown in her hand. The picture almost certainly dates from Gascar’s time in England in the 1670s.


















