The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Genius of the World (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Principles & Virtues, #33)
before 1467
Location: not on view
Description
This engraving is part of the group marked with the letter “B,” and named Cosmic Principles and the Virtues, which comprises the three Universal principles or Genii (Light, Time, and Space) alongside the four cardinal virtues (Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude, and Justice) and the three theological ones (Faith, Hope, and Charity). The three allegorical figures of the Genii open group B and appear to be an artistic invention of the author of the Tarocchi series.Here, Cosmico (Genius of the World) is personified as a full-length winged male youth, in frontal view. Behind him is a forest. In his right hand, Cosmico holds up a celestial sphere.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.432.33