Sol (Sun)

c. 1465

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Associated Names
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1465

This image portrays a celestial chariot being guided by a winged figure holding a radiant object. In the landscape below, there is a river, plains, hills, and an architectural feature. A falling figure, a scorpion, a geometric pattern border, and inscriptions including "SOL" and "XXXXIIII" are also present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with gilding

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.9 x 10 cm (7 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.6.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.239, no. 44, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 142.

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.57.

Wikidata ID

Q65511245

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