The Angel and the Eighth Sphere, plate 48 from Planets and Spheres
Medium
Engraving in black on tan laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 16.7 × 9.7 cm (6 5/8 × 3 7/8 in.); Plate: 17.9 × 10.1 cm (7 1/16 × 4 in.); Sheet: 18.2 × 10.4 cm (7 3/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
122265
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...