Merchadante (Merchant)

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 full-body drawing of a person standing upright. The person is holding a piece of paper or parchment with both hands in front of them and is depicted with their head slightly tilted downward. The facial features are smooth and simple, with a calm expression. The hair is hidden under a cloth headpiece that extends down to the shoulders. The individual is wearing a long, flowing robe with wide sleeves, which is belted at the waist. The robe is adorned with vertical lines. The person is standing within a border that appears to frame the image. The background is plain and unadorned, with a simple textured floor beneath the person's feet. At the bottom of the image, the inscription "MERCHADANTE IIII" is written.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 x 9.8 cm (7 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9509

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.234, no. 4, 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

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 100.

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.16.

Wikidata ID

Q65023891

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