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Luna (from the Tarocchi, series A: Firmaments of the Universe, #41)

before 1467

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

(Italian, active 1400s)
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Culture
Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.432.41
Catalogue raisonné
Hind E.I. 41a
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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 “A”, and named Firmaments of the Universe. This series comprises the seven planets from the classical astronomy (Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) and the three celestial spheres that separate them from the Supreme Entity (Prima Causa) from which everything was originated.

Here, Luna (Moon) is personified as a female figure steering a chariot drawn by two horses in the sky and above an imaginary landscape. With her right hand, she holds up a crescent moon.

Luna (from the Tarocchi, series A: Firmaments of the Universe, #41)

before 1467

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

(Italian, active 1400s)
Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

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