Erato

probably c. 1470

Master of the S-Series Tarocchi

Associated Names
Master of the S-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1470

The image depicts a person standing with one leg raised and leaning slightly forward. They are holding a circular object in their hands and appear focused. The person has long hair and is wearing a flowing garment. They are barefoot, and there is another similar object near their feet. The background shows hills and sparse vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.5 x 9.3 cm (6 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.235, no. 14, State b


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Selected Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, City Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, 1956.

  • Renaissance to Roccoco: A Loan Exhibition of Italian Engravings and Woodcuts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956, no cat.

1959

  • Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.

1962

  • Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 1962, no cat.

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 152.

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.27.

Wikidata ID

Q65023948

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