XIIII / LA TEMPERAN 14 / Temperance
Printmaker:
Unknown
Publisher:
Lamperti, L.
From a full set of 78 tarot cards of the Piedmont type (Tarocco Piemontese), made in Milan by L. Lamperti. One of 22 trump cards. A hand-coloured woodcut with the backs of the cards folded over the edges of the fronts to form a border that is typical of Italian cards. A winged female figure pouring water from one jug into another. Printed above and below: XIIII; LA TEMPERAN. On the verso is a woodcut printed in red ink and hand-coloured in yellow of a winged female figure holding aloft the Iron Crown of Lombardy, the word, MILANO printed below. The Tarocco pack consists of 78 cards: a trump suit of 22 cards, numbered from 0 to 21, and four 14-card suits of swords (spades), batons (bastoni), cups (coppe), and coins (denari). Each suit has a King (Re), Queen (Regina), Knight (Cavaliere) and Jack or Knave (Fante). There are similar sets in the collection of the British Museum. See: 1904,0511.38.1-78 and 1896,0501.120.
J.E. Foster, M.A., 1872-1912
Method of acquisition: Unknown by Foster, J.E., M.A.
Height 107mm x width 53mm
Accession number: P.14630-R(65)
Primary reference Number: 224863
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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