Charita (Charity)

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-length figure standing in a frontal position. The person has a serene facial expression with downcast eyes and wavy, shoulder-length hair. They are wearing a long robe cinched at the waist, holding a bag in their right hand from which small round objects appear to be falling. In the surrounding space, there is a simple interior setting with an ornamental border. At the person's feet, there is a bird, potentially a pelican, with wings partially extended. There are no visible items of jewelry on the person. The background is plain, drawing focus to the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with traces of gilding

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    1969.6.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.238, no. 38, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 136.

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.51.

Wikidata ID

Q65511240

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