Caliope (Calliope)
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
1465
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
1465
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Caliope (Calliope) is a 1465 ink by Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white engraving of a woman standing barefoot in a garden. She holds a long staff in one hand and rests the other on her hip, while a finger touches her lips. Behind her, a fountain and a stone wall frame the scene, with a distant castle on a hill. The artist used fine lines and shading to show folds in her clothes and the texture of the wall. The woman’s pose and the quiet garden feel calm but also a little mysterious. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this one carved detailed images into metal plates.
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (b. 1400) was an Italian artist.
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