The Servant, plate two from The Ranks and Conditions of Men

<p>Among the most perplexing early prints produced in Italy are the <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artists/43489">50 engraved <em>tarocchi</em> (tarot) cards</a> created in Ferrara in the mid-15th century. Although the prints are the shape and size of playing cards, they do not form a full tarot deck, and it is not known if they were really intended for use. The complete <em>Tarocchi</em> series is divided into five thematic groups: Ranks and Conditions of Man; Apollo and the Muses; Liberal Arts; Geniuses and Virtues; and Firmaments of the Universe.</p>