Geometry (Geometria XXIIII)
Hovering above an imaginary landscape, a pregnant Geometry describes a square, triangle, and circle in the sky. The print belongs to the so-called E-Series Tarocchi Cards, a title that reflects an early misidentification of the cards with the Renaissance game of Tarocco (a precursor to Tarot). It is instead one of a set of fifty early Italian engravings illustrating the breadth of Renaissance knowledge. The group is divided into five series of ten cards covering: the Conditions of Man; Apollo and the Nine Muses; the seven liberal arts alongside the sciences of astrology, philosophy, and theology—which includes Geometria; the Cosmic Principles; and the Firmaments of the Universe.
Artwork Details
- Title: Geometry (Geometria XXIIII)
- Artist: Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active Ferrara, 1460's)
- Date: 1460–70
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 7 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (18.2 × 10 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1992
- Object Number: 1992.1055.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
1460–70
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
ca. 1465–67
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
ca. 1465–67
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
1460–70
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
1460–70
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