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VERSION 2.0 IN PROGRESS

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V - the Hierophant
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A man stands in a cathedral, flanked by a priest and a monk and two large white columns. Although his Papal tiara, staff and keys clearly show him to be a Pope, he is simply dressed and relatively unadorned.

My Interpretation: Spiritual guidance and authority. Tradition and structure may be necessary at times, to create order from chaos. This card indicates a time of change, particularly in relationships. It is time to seek truth and meaning. It is time to leave the past behind you, clearing your mind of past thoughts and feelings. A greater level of spiritual understanding will follow. (Reversed: Weakness, intolerance and lack of understanding need to be overcome.)

Edit notes to self: The composition of this card is similar to the Rider-Waite card, although the Pope is standing instead of enthroned. I've added extra symbols over the plain v1.0 card. I think this is similar enough to be familiar to RWD readers - he's still flanked by two pillars and two Priests, with Papal paraphenalia. Still to do - Pretty happy with it.

Sources:

Base Pic: Simone Martini, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon); St Francis and St Louis of Toulouse 1318 Fresco, 120 x 152 cm Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi.

Columns: Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. 1449, Firenze, d. 1494, Firenze); Adoration of the Magi 1486-90 Fresco Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Arch Background: Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. 1449, Firenze, d. 1494, Firenze); Obsequies of St Fina 1473-75 Fresco Colleggiata, San Gimignano.

Gilt Texture on Papal Sceptre: Simone Martini, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon); The Virgin of the Annunciation 1333 Tempera on wood, 30.5 x 21.5 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Shape of Papal Sceptre: Andrea da Firenze, Italian painter, Florentine school (active 1343-1377, Firenze); The Church Militant and Triumphant 1365-68 Fresco Cappella Spagnuolo, Santa Maria Novella, Florence.

Brooch: Hans Memling, Flemish painter (b. cca.1440, Seligenstadt, d. 1494, Bruges); Last Judgment Triptych 1467-71 Oil on wood, 221 x 160 cm Muzeum Narodowe, Gdansk.

Jewels: Joos van Wassenhove, Dutch painter (active c.1460-80); St Augustine c. 1474 Oil on wood, 119 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Papal Keys: Francesco del Cossa, Italian painter, Ferrarese school (b. cca. 1435, Ferrara, d. 1477, Bologna); St Peter and St John the Baptist (Griffoni Polyptych) 1473 Oil on panel, 112 x 55 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.

Praying Monk (Right): Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); Madonna and Child between St Francis and St Bernardine of Siena 1450 Fresco San Fortunato, Montefalco.

Monk (Left): Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); St Jerome Pulling a Thorn from a Lion's Paw 1452 Fresco Cappella di San Gerolamo, San Francesco, Montefalco.

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.