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Mantegna-Tarocchi

Cologne-Version / 16th century
(the engraver made some spelling errors)
combined with 20 Tarocchi paintings of Albrecht Duerer

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Suit E 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Duerer 06 07 10
Suit D   11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Duerer 11 12 16 17 20
Lazzarelli 11
Suit C 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Duerer 22 23 28
Lazzarelli 26 27
Suit B 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Duerer 32 33 35 37 39 40
Suit A 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Duerer 42 46 49
Lazzarelli 47 50
Lazzarelli Juno Neptune Pluto Victory

Duerer as 20-years-old, selfpainting

Duerer (1471 - 1528) visited Venice in 1494 in the age of 23 and it seems likely, that he became known to the Mantegna Tarocchi at this occasion. His interests in the object stayed small, he tried 2 different pens and various different styles, as if he couldn't decide, how to do it. Then he left the project (as far we know it). Duerer left 1000's of works about very different topics, it is curious, that he didn't leave much to us, which reminds the normal style of Tarot cards as we know it. Either he wasn't interested or he didn't know them. I've chosen 4 objects, which are most nearest to the motifs of Tarot, but actually even them are rather different.

Apollo (Sun) / Death / Devil (Detail) / Fortuna (Detail)

Further material:

Mantegna-Tarot - article by Andy Pollett (with pictures)

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