ID: 700007454 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007454	Record Type: Movable Work
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Philosophy Consoling Boethius and Fortune Turning the Wheel (cuttings (partial works); Coëtivy Master (Henri de Vulcop?) (French, active about 1...; about 1460/1470; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 91.MS.11.1.verso;)

Note: At the left, Philosophy, personified as a fashionably dressed young woman, visits Boethius, who had lost his exalted position as Roman envoy. She asks him why he is despondent, saying, "you are wrong if you think that Fortune has changed towards you. Change is her normal behavior." On the right, Fortune, a beautiful woman, spins her wheel, which represents the changes she brings about in men's lives. A king sits on top of the wheel, but a simple turn of the wheel can bring him down in station while it raises the fortunes of another. Philosophy demonstrates that Fortune rules the world and that the wise person ignores her ever-shifting ways, preferring eternal truths.

Titles:

Philosophy Consoling Boethius and Fortune Turning the Wheel (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Boethius, Consolation de philosophie (C,U,GP,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

cuttings (partial works) [300403972] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by state>)

detached leaf [300379890]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1460/1470

Creator Display:

Coëtivy Master (Henri de Vulcop?) (French, active about 1450 - 1485) (French Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

Master of Coetivy (French illuminator, active ca. 1450-1480) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500116452]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 91.MS.11.1.verso

Other: Creation: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	gold leaf [300264831]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, leaf (metal))

	gilt paint [300343596]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, metallic paint)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

Dimensions: Leaf: 7.3 x 17 cm (2 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

law (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Philosophy [901000789]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	The Consolation of Philosophy [901001528]
	.....((Literary works: Scientific, Instructional, Encyclopedia, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

	Boethius (Roman philosopher, senator, ca. 480–524 or 525 CE) [500355319]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Fortune [901000285]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

	philosophy [300054279]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), humanities) (AAT)

	king (person) [300025481]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in administration and government>, rulers (people), monarchs) (AAT)

	Wheel of Fortune [901000790]
	.....((Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic themes or narratives, Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme, Miscellaneous Topics)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Consolation de philosophie

Sources and Contributors:
Philosophy Consoling Boethius and Fortune Turning the Wheel	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Boethius, Consolation de philosophie	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)