id:			106375
accession number:	1924.432.31
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.432.31
updated:		2022-01-04 15:00:35.521000

Genius of the Sun (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Principles & Virtues, #31), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.432.31

title:				Genius of the Sun (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Principles & Virtues, #31)
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creation date:			before 1467
creation date earliest:		1457
creation date latest:		1467
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hind E.I. 31a

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CREATORS

* Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century)  - artist

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	inscription:	Lettered below the image of Iliaco (Genius or Spirit of the Sun): ·B· / ·ILIACO·XXXI· / ·31·
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fun fact: 
This is the second personification of the sun that appears within the set of Tarocchi, after the engraving displaying Apollo (1924.432.20) and before the one showing the sun as a star (1924.432.44).

digital description: 
This engraving is part of the group marked with the letter “B”, and named <em>Cosmic Principles and the Virtues</em>, which comprises the three Universal principles or <em>Genii </em>(Light, Time, and Space) alongside the four cardinal virtues (Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice) and the three theological ones (Faith, Hope, and Charity). The three allegorical figures of the <em>Genii </em>open group B and appear to be an artistic invention of the author of the Tarocchi series.<br> <br>Here, <em>Iliaco </em>(Genius or Spirit of the Sun) personifies the Sun which is thought to be the soul of the world. He is shown as a winged full-length male youth in profile, turned to left. Behind him is a distant forest. In his right hand, <em>Iliaco </em>holds up a sun-face.

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