Thursday, 8 October 2026

Wheel of Fortune in a 15th-century illustration to Giovanni Boccaccio's work on the fates of noble people

Medieval miniature: a winged crowned Fortune at a golden wheel, a king seated at the top and courtiers falling down the sides.

The Wheel of Fortune in a 15th-century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's "On the Fates of Illustrious Men and Women" looks like a carousel, with a king enthroned at the very top while courtiers tumble from the rickety side seats

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