From Touchstone TarotTM by Kat Black
Page of Swords
Meanings
The spy. A passionate, intelligent youth, arrogant and self-assured. One who ravenously hungers for knowledge, always wanting to know more. Be vigilant. Messages about ideas – eg theories put forth.
Reversed (?)
An overconfident youth. Not knowing the limitations of their knowledge, they may be heading for a fall. Some secrets are better left hidden. Anxiety, paranoia.
Description
A cocky youth in a black gown sneers at the viewer. He has long, curled hair and wears his cap at a jaunty angle. Around his neck, he wears a chain with the emblem of the chivalric Order of the Golden Fleece. He casually rests his hand against his sword's blade. On the shelves behind him are many books. A pair of scissors and a set of keys hang from the shelves, and beside him on the writing desk are many papers, a magnifying glass and other writing equipment. A butterfly flies beside him.
Artwork
- Sword hilt, blade: GENTILESCHI, Artemisia, Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1612-21, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
- Sword grip: VOUET, Simon, Magdalene, 1614-15, Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome.
- Wall: HEEM, Jan Davidsz. de, Fruits and Pieces of Sea, 1600s, Musée Fabre, Montpellier.
- Bookshelf: MASSYS, Quentin, Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1517, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome.
- Head: CAVAZZOLA, Warrior with Equerry, 1518-22, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
- Page: FRANCIABIGIO, Portrait of a Man, c. 1510, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
- Papers: HEEM, Jan Davidsz. de, Still Life of Books, 1628, Mauritshuis, The Hague.
- Letter, inkwell: FRANCIABIGIO, Portrait of a Man, 1522, Staatliche Museen, Berlin.
- Collar: MEMLING, Hans, Anthony of Burgundy, 1467-70, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.
- Magnifying glass: RAFFAELLO, Sanzio, Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi, 1518-19, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
- Keys: MAES, Nicolaes, Old Woman at Prayer, known as "Prayer without End," c.1656, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
- Butterfly: BONZI, Pietro Paolo, Fruit, Vegetables and a Butterfly, c.1620, private collection.
