Imperator (Emperor)

c. 1465

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Associated Names
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1465

The image shows a seated man on a throne. He has a long beard and hair, and is wearing a crown with three designs. He wears a robe and holds a spherical object in his left hand, while his right hand rests on the throne's armrest. An eagle or large bird is near his feet. The background includes draped fabric and an intricate border, with the text "IMPERATOR.VIIII" below the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with gilding

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 x 10 cm (7 x 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.6.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.235, no. 9, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 106.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.21.

Wikidata ID

Q65511229

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