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Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

The Servant, plate two from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

c. 1465
Engraving on ivory laid paper
17.9 × 10.1 cm (7 × 4 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Among the most perplexing early prints produced in Italy are the 50 engraved tarocchi (tarot) cards created in Ferrara in the mid-15th century. Although the prints are the shape and size of playing cards, they do not form a full tarot deck, and it is not known if they were really intended for use. The complete Tarocchi series is divided into five thematic groups: Ranks and Conditions of Man; Apollo and the Muses; Liberal Arts; Geniuses and Virtues; and Firmaments of the Universe.

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