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The Devil is portrayed in many different ways in the Tarot. Le Diable of the TdM has an unusal iconographic treatment. There are differences between the Dodal and the Conver, but when compared to many other decks, they should be noted more for their similarities.
<-- Dodal | Conver -->
The Devil stands on a platform (is that an anvil?), with two "minions" tied to it. On the Dodal, a face appears on the bell, and the knees resemble eyes; these are missing on the Conver. On the conver, the Devil clearly has a penis, and red coloring makes that abundantly clear, it is unclear if the Dodal has a penis or some type of clothing. Both images give the impression of breasts at the top, or maybe those are eyes as well?
While they both have what appear to be bat wings, the shape and size is very different. Conver's lift off ot the back, and there is webbing. Dodal's are much more significant, they go all the way down to the waist. The pattern is simply straight horizontal lines.
On the Dodal the feet of the minons looks as if they are cut off on the bottom, on the Conver they are clearly presented. The Devil's feet are clawlike on the Conver, and less detailed on the Dodal. The hands of the minions are behind their backs.
The torch/pitchfork is difficult to make out in both images. Conver seems to imply a torch by coloring.
One of the oddest features in the "hat". I'm not familiar with other iconography that shows the devil wearing a cap of some sort. Is this unique to the TdM?
I can't tell for sure which way the upraised hand is postioned. Which way does the thumb point? Is the devil holding the palm inward or outward?
Finally, is the devil's tongue sticking out?
The Devil stands on a platform (is that an anvil?), with two "minions" tied to it. On the Dodal, a face appears on the bell, and the knees resemble eyes; these are missing on the Conver. On the conver, the Devil clearly has a penis, and red coloring makes that abundantly clear, it is unclear if the Dodal has a penis or some type of clothing. Both images give the impression of breasts at the top, or maybe those are eyes as well?
While they both have what appear to be bat wings, the shape and size is very different. Conver's lift off ot the back, and there is webbing. Dodal's are much more significant, they go all the way down to the waist. The pattern is simply straight horizontal lines.
On the Dodal the feet of the minons looks as if they are cut off on the bottom, on the Conver they are clearly presented. The Devil's feet are clawlike on the Conver, and less detailed on the Dodal. The hands of the minions are behind their backs.
The torch/pitchfork is difficult to make out in both images. Conver seems to imply a torch by coloring.
One of the oddest features in the "hat". I'm not familiar with other iconography that shows the devil wearing a cap of some sort. Is this unique to the TdM?
I can't tell for sure which way the upraised hand is postioned. Which way does the thumb point? Is the devil holding the palm inward or outward?
Finally, is the devil's tongue sticking out?