Geometria (Geometry)

c. 1465

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

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Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1465

The image shows a woman sitting on a cloud, reaching her right hand towards three shapes (a circle, a square, and a triangle) floating beside her. She has curly hair tied up, wears elegant robes, and appears serene. The background displays a landscape with hills, a river, and rocks. The scene is framed by a detailed border with the word "GEOMETRIA" and Roman numerals "XXXIIII" at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with traces of gilding

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.5 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9517

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.236, no. 24, 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. 89); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

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Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 121.

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.37.

Wikidata ID

Q65023907

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