Forteza (Fortitude)

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 illustration of a figure standing in a classical pose, with one arm holding a column. The figure appears to be female, in profile, with long, wavy hair, and a lion-skin headdress. She is draped in a flowing garment with patterned designs and holds a scepter. A lion stands beside her. The background features a simple border frame, and there is an inscription that reads "FORTEZA XXXVI" framed at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 x 9.9 cm (7 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.950

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.238, no. 36, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 14.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 134.

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.49.

Wikidata ID

Q64960451

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