Saturno (Saturn)

probably c. 1470

Master of the S-Series Tarocchi

Associated Names
Master of the S-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1470

This is a drawing of a mythological figure holding an infant and surrounded by seated children. The figure is depicted in traditional attire with draped robes and a long beard. He holds an infant, with a gesture that suggests a narrative involving parental sacrifice or protection. The infant is shown with exaggerated proportions, suspended above a sickle, a symbolic object held in one of the figure's hands. The other hand stabilizes the infant's back. Around the lower part of the figure, four children are seated peacefully. The border of the image contains diagonal lines. The text at the bottom, "A SATVRNO XXXXVII," is present. The drawing contains intricate detailing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.2 x 9.1 cm (6 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.956

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.240, no. 47, State b

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 156.

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.62.

Wikidata ID

Q64960468

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