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The Servant (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #2)

before 1467

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

(Italian, active 1460s)
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Culture
Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
Medium
engraving hand-colored with gold
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.432.2
Catalogue raisonné
Hind E.I.2a
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

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, Fameio (The Servant) is shown as a full-length male figure, standing in profile to the left. The elegantly dressed youth holds up a vessel and a piece of cloth.
A vertically oriented engraving hand-colored with gold on aged paper depicts a standing man with light skin tone facing left. Looking downward, he holds a lidded vessel and a fringed cloth. He wears a short, decorated tunic and a draped cloak. The scene is enclosed within a braided rectangular border. The text FAMEIO II is centered at the bottom, with a boxed letter Z in the lower right corner.

The Servant (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #2)

before 1467

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

(Italian, active 1460s)
Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

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