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Before comparing the Dodal and the Conver Deniers Kings, it may be worth noting that this Roy (King) differs from the Batons King in being represented with a beard - seemingly older in appearance as a consequence.
(As usual, the images are also presented adjacent each other on the ATS site.)
<-- Dodal | Conver -->
Unlike the King of Batons, these Kings have their legs crossed, and in both decks look to their left (the right of the card).
Also of similarity between the decks is the curvature of the 'throne', unlike, again, the Batons Kings.
A number of things are strikingly different between the King of Deniers between the Dodal and the Conver - apart from the name written as 'Denies' on the Dodal.
The first is that hat. The Dodal appears to have lines so mixed as to make one wonder what was the intended origin or image in the imagination of the artist. Also, it appears to be without crown - I say 'appears', for the Conver seems to have 'added' an implied crown by drawing pointy lines upon the hat itself, and the Dodal seems to have the shape of a crown on the ground near his foot.
I had at times wondered about this, and the Milanese Dotti deck certainly makes it directly recognisable - though whether taken from an earlier model or a reflection of Dotti needs to be further determined. Dotti:
This Dotti deck also renders the 'funny hat' of the Dodal a little more sensible - perhaps it is a remnant depiction of feathers in the hat of a Constantinoplean or other near-eastern ruler.
Both the Dodal and the Conver have the top of the Coin being used upon which to rest the King's right hand, whilst the left, as in most depictions, appears to rest on his lap. On the Dodal, one wonders whether it is holding some kind of strap.
The Conver has a ribbon-strap dangling over the viewer's closest throne-leg, something totally omitted from the Dodal.
(As usual, the images are also presented adjacent each other on the ATS site.)
Unlike the King of Batons, these Kings have their legs crossed, and in both decks look to their left (the right of the card).
Also of similarity between the decks is the curvature of the 'throne', unlike, again, the Batons Kings.
A number of things are strikingly different between the King of Deniers between the Dodal and the Conver - apart from the name written as 'Denies' on the Dodal.
The first is that hat. The Dodal appears to have lines so mixed as to make one wonder what was the intended origin or image in the imagination of the artist. Also, it appears to be without crown - I say 'appears', for the Conver seems to have 'added' an implied crown by drawing pointy lines upon the hat itself, and the Dodal seems to have the shape of a crown on the ground near his foot.
I had at times wondered about this, and the Milanese Dotti deck certainly makes it directly recognisable - though whether taken from an earlier model or a reflection of Dotti needs to be further determined. Dotti:
This Dotti deck also renders the 'funny hat' of the Dodal a little more sensible - perhaps it is a remnant depiction of feathers in the hat of a Constantinoplean or other near-eastern ruler.
Both the Dodal and the Conver have the top of the Coin being used upon which to rest the King's right hand, whilst the left, as in most depictions, appears to rest on his lap. On the Dodal, one wonders whether it is holding some kind of strap.
The Conver has a ribbon-strap dangling over the viewer's closest throne-leg, something totally omitted from the Dodal.