Samstag, 14. Mai 2016

Tarot der Apokalypse (Gabriele Quinque)

Normally I'm not the biggest enthusiast on religious tarot decks but this one is based on woodcuts made by a young Albrecht Dürer, he was 26 at that time. The woodcuts were made in 1496 and centered around the book of revelations (St. John). There are 22 cards only loosely based on the traditional Tarot meanings. The magican became The Messia and the devil the false prophet for instance.  The artwork of the original woodcuts had been slightly altered to be suitable for the tarot format. The illustrations are still impressive and I can see the use of the cards for serious readings. There is another Dürer based tarot deck which I still don't have.





















The most intersting card from this deck was a card called "Intoxication" which strongly resembles the Lust card from the classic Thoth deck.





















Here is a direct comparation. The card from the Thoth deck is Number XI representing Strength.




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