Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5)
c. 1465
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century)
Prints
Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5), c. 1465. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century). Engraving, hand-colored with gold; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.432.5 This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter E and named Conditions of Man. This series outlines the social and hierarchical order of ten characters (Beggar, Servant, Artisan, Merchant, Gentleman, Knight, Doge King, Emperor, and Pope), starting from the lower grade and ending with the most important one. Here, Zintilomo (The Gentleman) is shown as a full-length male figure, turned to the right. The elegantly dressed youth is holding up a falcon in his gloved left hand. A servant follows him at his back, and walks two dogs on a leash.
- Maker/Artist
- Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- engraving, hand-colored with gold
- Medium
- engraving, hand-colored, gold
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Lettered below the image of Zintilomo (The Gentleman): ·E· / ·ZINTILOMO·V· / ·5·
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 1924.432.5
- Credit Line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Exhibitions
- Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century, The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Early Italian Engraving: 1460's - 1530's, Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, CMA 1996: Sets and Series: Five Centuries of Master Prints, February 20-May 5, 1996, no cat.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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