Artixan (Artisan)

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 workshop interior. It shows various tools and a fireplace. On the left, there is a fire burning in a small enclosed fireplace with a rotating spit and items roasting. A table on the right displays tools like compasses and rulers. The ceiling consists of closely-aligned wooden planks, and a narrow shelf on the wall holds small vessels and jars.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with gilding

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.6 x 10.6 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9508

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.234, no. 3, State a

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 88); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

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.15.

Wikidata ID

Q65023879

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