The Six of Parrots, from the series of round playing cards ca. 1500 Master PW of Cologne This work is part of the Round Card Game, a series consisting of seventy-two engraved sheets (seventy playing cards, with a title and back banner page). Believed to be the first western European set of round playing cards (a tradition popular in India), Master PWs deck is unique in that it has five suits—roses, columbines, carnations, parrots, and hares—rather than the customary four. No impressions of these sheets were laid onto card, indicating they were never used. Master PWs series, dating from the first decade of the sixteenth century, is believed to be the artists last engraved work.. The Six of Parrots, from the series of round playing cards. Master PW of Cologne (German, active Cologne, ca. 1490-1515). ca. 1500. Engraving. Prints

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The Six of Parrots, from the series of round playing cards ca. 1500 Master PW of Cologne This work is part of the Round Card Game, a series consisting of seventy-two engraved sheets (seventy playing cards, with a title and back banner page). Believed to be the first western European set of round playing cards (a tradition popular in India), Master PWs deck is unique in that it has five suits—roses, columbines, carnations, parrots, and hares—rather than the customary four. No impressions of these sheets were laid onto card, indicating they were never used. Master PWs series, dating from the first decade of the sixteenth century, is believed to be the artists last engraved work.. The Six of Parrots, from the series of round playing cards. Master PW of Cologne (German, active Cologne, ca. 1490-1515). ca. 1500. Engraving. Prints

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of The Six of Parrots, from the series of round playing cards ca. 1500 Master PW of Cologne This work is part of the Round Card Game, a series consisting of seventy-two engraved sheets (seventy playing cards, with a title and back banner page). Believed to be the first western European set of round playing cards (a tradition popular in India), Master PWs deck is unique in that it has five suits—roses, columbines, carnations, parrots, and hares—rather than the customary four. No impressions of these sheets were laid onto card, indicating they were never used. Master PWs series, dating from the first decade of the sixteenth century, is believed to be the artists last engraved work.. The Six of Parrots, from the series of round playing cards. Master PW of Cologne (German, active Cologne, ca. 1490-1515). ca. 1500. Engraving. Prints by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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