So-Called Mantegna "RE VIII"
16582A
From: Italy | Ferrara
Curatorial Section: Historic
Object Title | So-Called Mantegna "RE VIII" |
Object Number | 16582A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Italian |
Provenience | Italy | Ferrara |
Period | 15th Century |
Date Made | ca. 1465 CE |
Section | Historic |
Materials | Paper |
Technique | Engraving |
Description | Carte del Giuoco Comunemente detto del Mantegna - Tarot / Playing cards commonly called Mantegna. No longer Attributed to Andrea Mantegna. Not technically "Tarot / Tarocchi" Playing Cards, but frequently included with them. More rightly part of an educational deck depicting a "Humanistic Model of the Renaissance Cosmos." King in Medieval Style Garb by the master of the Master of the E-Series. Card has been trimmed to just around the frame, thereby removing the series, title and number (Traces of said just visible) |
Height | 17 cm |
Length | 0 cm |
Width | 10 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, 1893 |
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