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VII - the Chariot
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A Warrior Queen stands atop a plinth being drawn across a lake by two swans, one white and one black. A coat of arms is topped by a winged helmet. In the background is a city.

My Interpretation: Horses will only follow the reigns if they want to. Leadership of a team. Pragmatism, collaboration and compromise. A victory obtained by working with others, not against them. It is time to analyse the causes of problems you encounter, and change what you can about yourself in order to overcome them. Changing one's own behaviour is more likely to succeed than trying to change the behaviour of others. (Reversed: Dispute, defeat and possible litigation over a petty matter. Take care not to let minor disputes become major problems)

Edit notes to self: This card is similar to the Rider-Waite card in many respects, far more than my original version. I have used a warrior queen as in many Renaissance decks and swans instead of the sphinxes of the RW deck, but I think it's still pretty recognisable. There is a tradition of a deck's creator putting their initials on the Chariot - and since the black swan is native to my home town in Western Australia, that can be my subtle signature :^) Still to do - pretty happy with it.

Sources:

Base Pic: Francesco del Cossa, Italian painter, Ferrarese school (b. cca. 1435, Ferrara, d. 1477, Bologna); Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus 1476-84 Fresco, 500 x 320 cm Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara.

Warrior Queen: Andrea del Castagno; Italian painter, Florentine school (b. 1423, Castagno, d. 1457, Firenze); Famous Persons: Queen Tomyris c. 1450 Fresco transferred to wood, 245 x 1554 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

Stars: Master Francke, German painter (early 15th century, active in Hamburg); Adoration of the Magi 1424 Tempera on oak, 99 x 89.3 cm Kunsthalle, Hamburg.

Winged Crest: Pieter Coustens, Flemish painter (active 1453-1487 in Bruges and Brussels); Coat-of-Arms of Philip of Savoy 1478 Oil on panel, 94.3 x 58.7 cm Sint-Salvatorskerk, Bruges.

Buildings: Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. cca. 1290, Siena, d. 1348, Siena); Effects of Good Government on the City Life 1338-40 Fresco Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.

Top of Plinth: Jacques Daret, Netherlandish painter (b. cca. 1404, Tournai, d. 1470); Altarpiece of the Virgin 1433-35 Oil on wood, 57.5 x 52 cm Musée du Petit Palais, Paris.

Verdigris Sky: Simone Martini, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon); Consecration of the Chapel 1317 Fresco, 330 x 700 cm Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi.

Parchment Text Panel: Unknown Illuminators, England; The Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library MS 24), written and illuminated around 1200. Aberdeen University, Scotland.

Gilt Border: Conrad Witz, Swiss painter (b. cca 1400, Rottweil, d. cca. 1445, Basel); King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 1435 Panel, 84 x 79 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin.