WWPCM02046
"Dal Negro" (Italy)
deck No.42401 "I Tarocchi dei Visconti Sforza",
1998
No.42851: big box with book
reprint of deck handpainted in Milan about 1450 after marriage in 1441 of Bianca Maria
Visconti (1425-1468)
daughter of last Visconti, duke of Milan, and Francesco Sforza (1401-1466).
They are painted in Trionfo card VI, Love, in 2 of Cups it is
written "amor myo", "my love", "drink health".
In many cards it is written "a bon droyt", in the side of the
law, a french motto of Visconti.
Many symbols of family Visconti and Sforza there are, for example coins from 2
to 10 Coins are radiant suns,
1 of Cups is a hexagonal fountain, 3 rings interlaced painted in clothes of Empereur and
Empress.
4 playing cards missed are reconstructed: Trionfo XV Devil, Trionfo XVI Tower, 3 of
Spades and Cavalier of Coins.
d02046j01 | d02046r01 | box |
Full deck (78 cards), dimension 92x178 mm.
spade | heart | diamond | club |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
cavalier | cavalier | cavalier | cavalier |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Arcanes (Trionfi, Trumps)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
there is a leaflet in
italian (look at two pages: 29 & 30)
see also WWPCM02287 and WWPCM02045
No. | standard name | italian name | additional information |
0 | The Fool | Il Matto | |
1 | The Magician | Il Mago. Il Bagatto | |
2 | The High Priestess | La Papessa | |
3 | The Empress | L'Imperatrice | |
4 | The Emperor | L'Imperatore | |
5 | The Pope | Il Papa | |
6 | The Lover | L'Amore | |
7 | The Chariot | Il Carro | |
8 | Justice | La Giustizia | |
9 | The Hermit | Il Tempo. L'Eremita | |
10 | The Wheel of Fortune | La Ruota della Fortuna | |
11 | Force | La Forza | handpainted in 1480 by other painter |
12 | The Hanged Man | Il Traditore | |
13 | Death | La Morte | |
14 | Temperance | La Temperanza | handpainted in 1480 by other painter |
15 | The Devil | Il Diavolo | missing, reconstructed |
16 | The Tower | La Torre | missing, reconstructed |
17 | The Star | La Stella | handpainted in 1480 by other painter |
18 | The Moon | La Luna | handpainted in 1480 by other painter |
19 | The Sun | Il Sole | handpainted in 1480 by other painter |
20 | The Judgement | L'Angelo. Il Giudizio | |
21 | The World | Il Mondo | handpainted in 1480 by other painter |
gift (and information) of Domenico Starna (Roma)