Chavalier (Knight)

c. 1465

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Associated Names
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1465

The image shows two full-body figures. The larger figure stands facing slightly to the right, with his left hand on the hilt of a sword and his right hand by his side. He has curly hair, wears a hat, and has a serious expression. The smaller figure stands behind and to the left of the larger one, holding a stick or staff. Both figures wear tunics with intricate patterns. The scene is framed with a geometric border, and the background is a plain wall. At the bottom, there is text that reads "CHAVALIER VI."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with traces of gilding

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.4 x 10.5 cm (7 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9511

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.234, no. 6, State a

  • Series Title

    E-Series (Conditions of Man): no.VI

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

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 30A.

1936

  • The Centennial Exposition: Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1936, no. 8.

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 133a.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 3.

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 40.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 102.

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.18.

Wikidata ID

Q65023895

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