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When this thread appeared I recalled that I had recently seen a relevant
example. Perhaps the appearance of this painting in a popular magazine
prompted this line of inquiry (?). Since I think that no one else has
mentioned it...
In the current (January 1999) issue of Smithsonian magazine there is an
article on the Italian Renaissance artist Dossi Dossi and a large
reproduction of his painting "Allegory of Forture." Here, the nude
female figure of Fortune sits on a large bubble -- which is rather
distended under the pressure -- symbolizing the brevity and fragility of
fortune <?) -- and of most chairs perhaps.
Martin
Martin Aurand
Architecture Librarian
Archivist, Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Archives
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