id:			106379
accession number:	1924.432.35
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.432.35
updated:		2023-03-04 09:29:28.310000

Prudence (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Principles & Virtues, #35), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century). Engraving, hand-colored with gold; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.432.35

title:				Prudence (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Principles & Virtues, #35)
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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, hand-colored with gold
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hind E.I. 35a

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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 Prudencia (Prudence): ·B· / ·PRUDENCIA·XXXV· / ·35
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Mirrors: Art and Symbol
	opening date:   1984-07-03T04:00:00
	<i>Mirrors: Art and Symbol</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 3-November 18, 1984).

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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 (Light, Time, and Space) alongside the three theological virtues (Faith, Hope, and Charity) and the four cardinal ones (Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude, and Justice). The latter were regarded as the basic Christian principles required for a virtuous life. <br><br>Here, <em>Prudence </em>is personified as a full-length female figure with a bearded visage of an old man placed on the back of a graceful woman’s head. These two profiles represent the ability to see the past and to observe the present and future, respectively. Prudence looks at her reflection in a mirror, which is supported by a cupid figure standing on a pedestal. The mirror refers to Prudence’s gift of self-knowledge. Next to her on the lower right is a dragon believed to be a wise creature and a representative of the world of serpents.

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