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Tarocchino Bolognese di G.M. Mitelli      1986 Giuseppe Maria Mitelli      Italy                                                   Art Medium: Engravings. Description: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634 -1718) created many emblematic engravings. Around 1660-65 he created a deck of 62 tarot cards, the Tarocchino Bolognese, for the noble family of Bentivoglio in Bologna. This was a cut down format leaving out cards 2-5 of each suit, used in certain card games of the time.The imagery was original, based on classical emblems, though within the established tarot forms.