le pendu
I know this deck has been discussed before, but it just arrived in the mail and I have fallen in love with it.
The Tarot of Marseilles (Swiss) is published as a limited edition by Il Meneghello. It is an 1804 deck by Jean Proche, as indicated unusually on the Devil and Strength cards. The Chariot has his initials JP.
There is something about the choice of colors in this deck that sets it apart from others that I own.. I love the dark, rich hues.
The prints themselves are very interesting, with a wonderful mix of detail and harshness.
There are cards in it that are clearly related to the Tarot of Besancon, but there are also cards that don't seem to be, it might be a big mix of several different styles, and some cards are very interesting indeed.
The most obvious one to me, (at just a first glance) is the Hanged Man, which is strikingly similar to the Hanged Man from the Catelin Geofroy deck made in Lyon in 1557.
Here is a comparison:
http://www.tarothistory.com/images/lependu.jpg
Another interesting detail is that most of the figures have heels on the shoes, and what looks like stocking straps(???) on there leggings. This detail is on most of the Trumps, and the Court cards as well:
http://www.tarothistory.com/images/proche.jpg
I'm going to study the deck now, but just wanted to share this deck with those who don't know it, and hope to hear from those lucky enough to have picked up a copy already.
best,
robert
The Tarot of Marseilles (Swiss) is published as a limited edition by Il Meneghello. It is an 1804 deck by Jean Proche, as indicated unusually on the Devil and Strength cards. The Chariot has his initials JP.
There is something about the choice of colors in this deck that sets it apart from others that I own.. I love the dark, rich hues.
The prints themselves are very interesting, with a wonderful mix of detail and harshness.
There are cards in it that are clearly related to the Tarot of Besancon, but there are also cards that don't seem to be, it might be a big mix of several different styles, and some cards are very interesting indeed.
The most obvious one to me, (at just a first glance) is the Hanged Man, which is strikingly similar to the Hanged Man from the Catelin Geofroy deck made in Lyon in 1557.
Here is a comparison:
http://www.tarothistory.com/images/lependu.jpg
Another interesting detail is that most of the figures have heels on the shoes, and what looks like stocking straps(???) on there leggings. This detail is on most of the Trumps, and the Court cards as well:
http://www.tarothistory.com/images/proche.jpg
I'm going to study the deck now, but just wanted to share this deck with those who don't know it, and hope to hear from those lucky enough to have picked up a copy already.
best,
robert