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VERSION 2.0 IN PROGRESS

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Knight of Cups
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A man in a winged helmet and spurs rides a thick-set grey horse with fine gilded trappings. An angel offers him a message and he holds a cup aloft. A large fish jumps in the dark sea. In the distance a wooden lookout can be seen on the seashore.

My Interpretation: A sensitive young man of depth. An opportunity approaches. A new lover or intimate friend. An inspired and creative person. He is emotional and capable of deep and intense love, but afraid to commit for fear of being hurt. (Reversed: A departure. A charming, attractive and enigmatic person who is capable of great disloyalty. Beware of trickery and fraud by someone you trust)

Edit notes to self: Different to v1.0 card as I've swapped pictures around and added more symbolism to assist readers. This card is now more similar to the Rider-Waite card, hopefully easily recognisable as both Knight and Cup are fairly obvious. There is water for the suit, and a winged helmet and heels to signify his task as a messenger. There is also a scroll-bearing angel to signify news, and a watch-tower, from which an arrival could be seen. Still to do - pretty happy with it.

Sources:

Base Pic: Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, Florentine school (b. cca. 1420, Firenze, d. 1497, Pistoia); Procession of the Middle King 1459-60 Fresco Chapel, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence.

Face: Simone Martini, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon); St. Martin is Knighted 1312-17 Fresco, 265 x 200 cm Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi.

Winged Helmet: Pietro Lorenzetti, Italian painter, Sienese school (b. cca. 1280, Siena, d. 1348, Siena); Crucifixion 1320 Fresco Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi.

Wing on Heel: Robert Campin, Master of Flémalle, Flemish painter (b. cca. 1375, Valenciennes, d. 1444, Tournai); The Nativity 1420-25 Oil on wood, 87 x 70 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon.

Messenger Angel: Melchior Broederlam, Flemish painter (active 1381-1409); The Annunciation and the Visitation 1393-99 Tempera on wood, 167 x 125 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon.

Lighthouse: Giovanni da Modena, Italian painter, Bolognese school (active 1409-1456 in Bologna); The Return of the Magi c. 1410 Fresco Basilica di S. Petronio, Bologna.

Fish: Duccio di Buoninsegna Italian painter, Sienese school (b. cca. 1255, Siena, d. 1319, Siena); Appearence on Lake Tiberias 1308-11 Tempera on wood, 36.5 x 47.5 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena.

Sea: Dieric Bouts the Younger, Flemish painter (b. cca. 1448, Leuven, d. 1491, Leuven); The Pearl of Brabant - Saint Christopher c. 1470 Oil on wood, 61 x 113 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

Verdigris Background: Francesco Del Cossa, Italian painter, Ferrarese school (b. cca. 1435, Ferrara, d. 1477, Bologna); Allegory of March: Triumph of Minerva 1476-84 Fresco 500 x 320 cm Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara.

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.