The Knight (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #6)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Knight (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #6)

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 “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, Chavalier (The Knight) is shown as a full-length male figure, turned to the left. The elegantly dressed man is holding a dagger in his hands. Behind him on the left, a servant is carrying a sword.

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