id:			106399
accession number:	1924.432.8
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.432.8
updated:		2022-01-04 15:00:41.427000

The King (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #8), 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 1924.432.8

title:				The King (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #8)
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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.8a

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CREATORS

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

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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Lettered below the image of Re (The King): E· / ·RE·VIII· / ·8·
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1996:  Sets and Series:  Five Centuries of Master Prints, February 20-May 5, 1996, no cat.

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PROVENANCE

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digital description: 
This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter “E,” and named <em>Conditions of Man</em>. This series outlines the social and hierarchical order of ten characters (Beggar, Servant, Artisan, Merchant, Gentleman, Knight, Doge King, Emperor, and Pope), starting from the lower grade and ending with the most important one. <br><br>Here, <em>Re </em>(The King) is shown as a full-length crowned male figure, facing front. The ruler is seated on his throne, and holds a scepter with his right hand.

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