Music, plate 26 from Arts and Sciences
Medium
Engraving, with brush and light yellow metallic wash, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
17.9 × 10 cm (7 1/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
31667
About the Artist
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
The Master of the E-Series Tarocchi was an anonymous Italian engraver active in Ferrara around 1465, during the vibrant era of the Este court. His early life and training remain undocumented, but stylistic affinities link him to artists collaborating with Francesco del Cossa on the frescoes of Palazzo Schifanoia's Salone dei Mesi. Working in the Ferrarese tradition, he produced the pioneering E-se...