Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5) (c. 1465): Art, History and Details

Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5) (c. 1465) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter E and named Conditions of Man. 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. Here, Zintilomo (The Gentleman) is shown as a full-length male figure, turned to the right. The elegantly dressed youth is holding up a falcon in his gloved left hand. A servant follows him at his back, and walks two dogs on a leash.

Object facts

• Title: Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5)
• Date: c. 1465
• Creator attribution: Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s)
• Culture: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: engraving, hand-colored with gold
• Collection: PR - Engraving
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1924.432.5

Collection credit

Dudley P. Allen Fund

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