Temperancia (Temperance)

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 woman holding a jug in each hand. She has closed eyes, wavy hair, and is wearing a flowing gown with a draped cloak. A small animal is by her feet. The background is plain with a line indicating the edge of a floor or platform, bordered by a pattern. Inscribed at the bottom are the words "TEMPERANCIA" and Roman numerals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.3 x 10.2 cm (7 3/16 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.957

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.238, no. 34, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 132.

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.47.

Wikidata ID

Q64960455

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