le pendu
The Magician
The Magician sits at his table, his feet sticking out the front. As noted already by Marco, the table has gothic attributes, unlike the common stick tables shown on most Magician cards.
He wears a very plain cap rather than the much more flamboyant one he ususally dons. This cap reminds me of the red caps so often shown in art from the 15th century.... as shown here: http://www.northernelectric.ca/medieval/hats/hats.htm#roundcap and here http://www.florentine-persona.com/red_caps.html
How widespread were these through Italy, is it a Florentine style?
Or is it something more like the cap shown here by Dutch Renaissance master Rogier van der Weyden, c.1435-1440
What is that behind him? Is it part of the chair? That seems unlikely to me as it actually looks like he may be sitting on a stool. Is it some type of back pack?
His sleeve looks like it might be a hanging sleeve discussed earlier, with the large opening, but his hand actually coming out the cuff?
Does he wear a cape?
IS that really a baton in his hand? His hand position is kind of odd for it to be, why isn't he "holding" it? Is he balancing it on his fingertips? Could it be something else? A plate? This card often makes me thing of Prudence, gazing at her mirror, though that is very unlikely.
more to come..
robert
The Magician sits at his table, his feet sticking out the front. As noted already by Marco, the table has gothic attributes, unlike the common stick tables shown on most Magician cards.
He wears a very plain cap rather than the much more flamboyant one he ususally dons. This cap reminds me of the red caps so often shown in art from the 15th century.... as shown here: http://www.northernelectric.ca/medieval/hats/hats.htm#roundcap and here http://www.florentine-persona.com/red_caps.html
How widespread were these through Italy, is it a Florentine style?
Or is it something more like the cap shown here by Dutch Renaissance master Rogier van der Weyden, c.1435-1440
What is that behind him? Is it part of the chair? That seems unlikely to me as it actually looks like he may be sitting on a stool. Is it some type of back pack?
His sleeve looks like it might be a hanging sleeve discussed earlier, with the large opening, but his hand actually coming out the cuff?
Does he wear a cape?
IS that really a baton in his hand? His hand position is kind of odd for it to be, why isn't he "holding" it? Is he balancing it on his fingertips? Could it be something else? A plate? This card often makes me thing of Prudence, gazing at her mirror, though that is very unlikely.
more to come..
robert