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)