Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter “D,” and named Apollo and the Muses . In Greek mythology, the nine Muses (Calliope, Urania, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Thalia, Melpomene, Euterpe, and Clio) were the daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, the Titaness of memory. The Muses were goddesses presiding over different branches of the arts and sciences. Their leader and supervisor was Apollo, the god of light, music, prophecy, and poetry. Here, Terpsicore (Terpsichore) is personified as a full-length female figure, in frontal view, set in an imaginary landscape by the sea. She is playing an instrument, likely a medieval guitar. Terpsichore was regarded as the Muse of dancing and songs.
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Arithmetic
Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5
Calliope (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses,
Genius of the World (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Pri
Geometry (from the Tarocchi, series C: Liberal Arts, #24)
Poetry (Poesia XXVII)
Tarocchi
Melpomene (tragedy) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and
Martin Schongauer|Israhel van Meckenem — The Third Wise Virg
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Wenceslaus H
Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491) — The Fourth Wise V
Master MZ (German) — St. Ursula
Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491) — The Fourth Wise V
Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491) — The Fourth of the
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi — Euterpe (Euterpe XVIII)
Enea Vico|Battista Franco|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century|F
Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Giulio Romano|Raphael
Lambert Suavius|Lambert Lombard — Sibyl
Lambert Suavius|Lambert Lombard — Sibyl
Pierre Ignace Parrocel — Standing Female Figure