The Artisan (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #3) (before 1467): Art, History and Details

The Artisan (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #3) (before 1467) 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, Artixan (The Artisan) is shown as a male figure, working from behind a desk in his workshop. In the background, a fire is burning on the left, while an apprentice is standing behind the artisan on the right.

Object facts

• Title: The Artisan (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #3)
• Date: before 1467
• 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: 1924.432.3

Collection credit

Dudley P. Allen Fund

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