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Luna (from the Tarocchi, series A: Firmaments of the Universe, #41)
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLuna (from the Tarocchi, series A: Firmaments of the Universe, #41), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.432.41
