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Seven of Cups
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A red-robed Nun offers a sheet on which seven cups appear. In the cups are a boy's face, a man wrapped in a white sheet, a snake, a building, rich jewels, a victory wreath and a dragon. Six angels look up at the offerings.

My Interpretation: Too many roads to choose from can slow the journey. Imagination and creativity are gifts, but take care not to be distracted from your destination. Success and love are close if you choose the right path. On another path, illusions and dreams may never be realised. This card also warns against material goals, as they will bring little satisfaction. (Reversed: Optimism and wanting to believe the best may confuse an important issue. Take care to consider all possible scenarios, including the worst - it may never happen, but by preparing for it, the worst-case becomes less likely to occur)

Edit notes to self: Different to v1.0 card as I've added more symbolism to assist readers and made it far more similar to the Rider-Waite card. Still to do - pretty happy with it.

Sources:

Base Pic: Master of Saint Veronica, German painter (active 1400-1420 in Cologne); St. Veronica with the Holy Kerchief c. 1420 Tempera on oak, 78 x 48 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

Boy's Face: Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); Madonna and Child between Sts Andrew and Prosper 1466 Tempera on panel, 137 x 138 cm Museo Civico, San Gimignano.

Man in Sheet: Jacquemart de Hesdin, French painter/illuminator (died c. 1411); The Fool after 1386 Illumination on parchment Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.

Snake: Piero di Cosimo, Italian painter, Florentine (b. 1462, Firenze, d. 1521, Firenze); Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci c. 1480 Oil on panel, 57 x 42 cm Musée Condé, Chantilly.

Dragon: Unknown French Master (active late 14th century); Apocalypse c. 1380 Tapestry, height 430 cm Chateau d'Angers, Angers.

Building: Masaccio (b. 1401, San Giovanni Valdarno, d. 1428, Roma); St Jerome and St John the Baptist 1428 Panel, 114 x 55 cm National Gallery, London.

Gold Bead String: Master of Saint Verona, German painter (active 1400-1420 in Cologne); Triptych 1400-15 Tempera on wood, 58.9 x 39.5 cm (central panel of walnut), 59.1 x 19.9 cm (wings of oak) Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne.

Crown: Spinello Arentino, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. cca. 1345, Arezzo, d. 1410, Arezzo); Feast of Herod 1385 Tempera on panel, 35 x 34.3 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

Gold Cross: Hungarian Miniaturist, (active in 1330s); Legend of Saint Ladislas (from the Anjou Legendarium) 1330s Tempera on parchment, 283 x 215 mm Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican.

Blue Jewel: Jan Van Eyck, Flemish painter (b. before 1395, Maaseik, d. 1441, Bruges); The Ghent Altarpiece: Virgin Mary 1426-29 Oil on wood, 168.7 x 74.9 cm Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent.

Laurel: Sano di Pietro Italian painter, Sienese school (b. 1406, Siena, d. 1481, Siena); Flight to Egypt - predella panel c. 1445 Panel Pinacoteca, Vatican.

Cup: Master of the Housebook, German engraver/painter (active 1475-90); The Last Supper late 1400s Wood, Staatliche Museen, Berlin.

Cup Gilt Texture: 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.

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.