| Allegory of Fortune | |
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| Artist | Salvator Rosa |
| Year | c. 1658–1659 |
| Medium | Oil painting on canvas |
| Dimensions | 200.7 cm × 133 cm (79.0 in × 52 in) |
| Location | J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
Allegory of Fortune, sometimes also named La Fortuna, is an oil painting on canvas featuring the Roman goddess of fortune, Fortuna, that was created c. 1658 or 1659 by the Italian baroque painter Salvator Rosa. The painting caused uproar when first exhibited publicly and almost got the painter jailed and excommunicated. Bearing initials but undated, it measures 200.7 by 133 centimetres (79.0 by 52.4 in). Rosa was known for his landscape paintings, but also worked in the sphere of mythology, witchcraft, portraits, and satire.[1] Since 1978 it has been in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California.