Rosanne
In the renaissance green from Persephone meant fertility, but it became the colour of Looooove and blue was faithfulness.
So we find on this card we call the Empress green gloves of Love.
On her shield we find a black eagle. It is often thought this was the bought emblem by Visconti.
Here is a reproduction of Bianca's son's Le Rotelle della "Condotta or Soldiers sheild.
http://www.ugopozzati.it/images/Condottarotella17.jpg
Note the Tdm type wreath.
ON the door of the Church where Bianca was married is the same lower "paintbrush". I have no idea what it is.The only thing I can think of it is decoration on helmet or Horse. But there on top is the Eagle.
On a Ceremonial shield of Milanese soldiers is the eagle and paintbrush and the words 'Deserving and Transitory'
Here is one of Francesca's ones
http://www.ugopozzati.it/images/Condottarotella4.jpg
But here is his other one. This is important.
I had always believed this motto was a Visconti device, and indeed it says so in Kaplan. It belongs to Francesca Sforza.
http://www.ugopozzati.it/images/Condottarotella12.jpg
So what do you reckon? Bianca is our Empress?
~Rosanne
So we find on this card we call the Empress green gloves of Love.
On her shield we find a black eagle. It is often thought this was the bought emblem by Visconti.
Here is a reproduction of Bianca's son's Le Rotelle della "Condotta or Soldiers sheild.
http://www.ugopozzati.it/images/Condottarotella17.jpg
Note the Tdm type wreath.
ON the door of the Church where Bianca was married is the same lower "paintbrush". I have no idea what it is.The only thing I can think of it is decoration on helmet or Horse. But there on top is the Eagle.
On a Ceremonial shield of Milanese soldiers is the eagle and paintbrush and the words 'Deserving and Transitory'
Here is one of Francesca's ones
http://www.ugopozzati.it/images/Condottarotella4.jpg
But here is his other one. This is important.
I had always believed this motto was a Visconti device, and indeed it says so in Kaplan. It belongs to Francesca Sforza.
http://www.ugopozzati.it/images/Condottarotella12.jpg
So what do you reckon? Bianca is our Empress?
~Rosanne