id:			106380
accession number:	1924.432.36
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.432.36
updated:		2022-01-04 15:00:36.745000

Forteza (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Principles & Virtues, #36), 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 1924.432.36

title:				Forteza (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Principles & Virtues, #36)
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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. 36a

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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 Forteza (Fortitude): [B] / ·FORTEZA·XXXVI· / ·36·
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Early Italian Engraving: 1460's - 1530's
	opening date:   2002-08-25T00:00:00
	<i>Early Italian Engraving: 1460's - 1530's</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 25-October 27, 2002).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; August 25-October 27, 2002.  "Early Italian Engravings: 1460s - 1530s."

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PROVENANCE

	Ex. colls: Unidentified collector's mark (Lugt supplement 2822b); Stroganoff
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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>Forteza </em>(Fortitude) is represented as a full-length female figure in profile, wearing a lion’s skin on her head and a lion armor. She holds a broken column with her left hand. This gesture alludes to the biblical figure of Samson, who toppled a building, killed his captors, and ultimately himself. Fortitude as a personification of strength is flanked by a lion, her symbol that appears behind her.

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