So-Called Mantegna "RE VIII"
16582B
From: Italy | Ferrara
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Title | So-Called Mantegna "RE VIII" |
| Object Number | 16582B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Italy | Ferrara |
| Period | 15th Century |
| Date Made | ca. 1470 |
| 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 Roman Emperor Style Garb by the master of the Master of the S-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 |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, 1893 |
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