Saturno (Saturn)

c. 1465

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Associated Names
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1465

This is a drawing of a figure holding a small child. The image shows a bearded figure wearing a helmet with ram horns. The figure is holding a small human-like figure near its mouth. The figure also holds a staff with a winged creature's head. Around the figure's feet, there are several small figures sitting in various poses. The image includes the inscription "SATVRNO XXXXVII" at the bottom. The style of the drawing is reminiscent of early Renaissance engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with traces of gilding

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    1969.6.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.240, no. 47, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • In Memoriam, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, unnumbered checklist.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 145.

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.61.

Wikidata ID

Q65511248

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