Cleveland Museum of Art
Saturn (from the Tarocchi, series A: Firmaments of the Universe, #47)
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
- Date
- before 1467
- Medium
- engraving
- Culture
- Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter “A”, and named Firmaments of the Universe . This series comprises the seven planets from the classical astronomy (Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) and the three celestial spheres that separate them from the Supreme Entity ( Prima Causa ) from which everything was originated. Here, Saturno (Saturn) is personified as a full-length old male figure, turned to left. He rests on his sickle, at the top of which is a serpent biting its own tail. Saturn is about to devour one of his children, whilst the other four are seated at his feet.
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