Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortunae)

The goddess Fortuna drives the steering wheel of the “Wheel of Fortune” so that it spins without any established objective.

A deusa Fortuna impulsiona o volante da “Roda da Sorte” para que esta gire sem qualquer objetivo estabelecido.

French miniaturist (15th century)-'Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortunae)'-miniature    Giovanni Boccaccio (ca 1320-1375); De casibus virorum illustrion (on the fates of famous men), Paris (1467)- Ms Hunter 371-372 (vol. 1, fol. 1r)

Chrétien Legouais de Saint Maure (active ca 1305) -'Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortunae)'-miniature    Rouen-Bibliothèque Municipale (Ovide moralisé, Ms Fr 1044, fol. 74)

Jean Pichore (active 1500-1520)-'Lady Fortune and her wheel'-tempera, gold on parchement    Paris-BNF Ms Fr 225 (Petrach; Les remèdes de l'une et de l'autre fortune)

Anonymous miniaturist (15th century)-'the queen Fortune and her wheel)'-ink, pigment and gold on vellum    John Lydgate; Troy book (1460)

William de Brailles (fl 1230-1260)-'Wheel of Fortune' pigment and gold on vellum    Cambridge (UK)-University (Fitzwilliam Museum, Ms 330.4)