Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards
The tarot deck was created in fifteenth-century Italy as a card game to be enjoyed by the aristocracy. It was not until centuries later that it became associated with occult secrets, divination, and the power of fate.
Such cards were hand-painted by some of the finest artists of the day. The tarot cards at the Morgan were probably created by Bonifacio Bembo for the Visconti-Sforza family, and constitute one of the most complete decks to survive from the fifteenth century.
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The Juggler (Bagatto)
Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Empress
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The Popess
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The Pope
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Temperance
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The Chariot
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Love
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Fortitude
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The Wheel of Fortune
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Time
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The Hanged Man
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Death (Skeleton)
Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards
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The Sun
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The Last Judgment
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The Fool
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The Queen of Cups
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The Knight of Cups
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The Page of Cups
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The King of Staves
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The King of Coins
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Queen of Coins
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The King of Swords
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Queen of Swords
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Ace of Cups
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Three of Cups
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Five of Cups
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Nine of Cups
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Ace of Staves
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Four of Staves
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Nine of Staves
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Seven of Coins
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Eight of Coins
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Ten of Coins
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Ace of Swords
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911
The Ten of Swords
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Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1911