Cleveland Museum of Art

The Artisan (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #3)

Date

before 1467

Medium

engraving hand-colored with gold

Culture

Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

Department

Prints

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter “E,” and named Conditions of Man . This series outlines the social and hierarchical order of ten characters (Beggar, Servant, Artisan, Merchant, Gentleman, Knight, Doge King, Emperor, and Pope), starting from the lower grade and ending with the most important one. Here, Artixan (The Artisan) is shown as a male figure, working from behind a desk in his workshop. In the background, a fire is burning on the left, while an apprentice is standing behind the artisan on the right.

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