When Fortune Is Abundant, the Fall Will Be Deeper from Six Sayings about Fortune
ca. 1560
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20.2 × 24.6 cm (8 × 9.7 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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