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At the Sforza Castle in Milan it is possible to see a fresco cycle with astrological images (on the ceiling) and illustrations from the Griselda tale from the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (on the walls). The frescos originally were in a room of the beautiful Roccabianca Castle.
One of the images presents a card playing scene:
http://www.tarotpedia.com/wiki/Image:Roccabianca_griselda.jpg
This scene is reproduced in Kaplan II, pg.7.
The frescoes are dated 1446-1460. The author is unknown. Some attribute the frescoes to Antonio da Cicognara, who is also considered as a likely author for the non-Bembo cards in the Visconti-Sforza Tarot deck.
An Italian site with more information:
http://www.storiadimilano.it/Arte/miniatori.htm
http://www.storiadimilano.it/Arte/roccabianca.htm
Map of the ceiling:
http://www.storiadimilano.it/Arte/mappa_roccabianca.jpg
One of the images presents a card playing scene:
http://www.tarotpedia.com/wiki/Image:Roccabianca_griselda.jpg
This scene is reproduced in Kaplan II, pg.7.
The frescoes are dated 1446-1460. The author is unknown. Some attribute the frescoes to Antonio da Cicognara, who is also considered as a likely author for the non-Bembo cards in the Visconti-Sforza Tarot deck.
An Italian site with more information:
http://www.storiadimilano.it/Arte/miniatori.htm
http://www.storiadimilano.it/Arte/roccabianca.htm
Map of the ceiling:
http://www.storiadimilano.it/Arte/mappa_roccabianca.jpg
