Knave of Coins
Illuminated Tarot Card

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The Emporer. I find this card to be quite comforting.

This illuminated tarot card is based on the Rothschild deck, 15th Crntury Italy. I made it with gold leaf and historical pigments on pasteboard.

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The Hanged Man illuminated tarot card.

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Finished a very challenging tarot card.

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I finished the Ship! Based on a 15th Century Minchiate card, this is painted on parchment mounted on pasteboard with 23k gold leaf.

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So this is what 15th Century tarot cards looked like...

I made this using historical techniques, inspired by the Visconti-Sforza Death card.

Death Tarot Card.

Illuminated, hand painted card based on 15th Century Visconti-Sforza deck.

Watercolor, 23k gold leaf on pasteboard.