Mercury, plate 42 from Planets and Spheres

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Mercury, plate 42 from Planets and Spheres

Master of the E-Series TarocchiLinkedCulture matchlcp-c5fb53e04eac

Date
c. 1465
Medium
Engraving on paper
Culture
Italy
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
122264

Mercury is part of a 50-card set known as the Tarocchi, which were not tarot cards but which probably served a didactic purpose as a memory game. The unknown artist worked in a strongly linear, dry style with a touch of the grotesque. These engravings emphasize the gods’ mythology over their astrological significance. The prints present curious details, such as Mercury standing over the severed head of Argus and its hundred eyes.

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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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AAT300041273

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