Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5)
Medium
engraving, hand-colored with gold
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1924.432.5
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
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 s...
About the Artist
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century) (Italian) · 1400 –1500