DoctorArcanus
Very interesting thread, thank you all!
A snake in the cup can also be seen in the Queen of Cups of the Sola Busca deck (XV Century): http://www.tarotpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Queen_of_Cups_Sola-Busca
That deck was one of the sources used by Smith for her deck.
I think that the snake in the cup also was an alchemical symbol. In my opinion, its central position in the painting suggests a deeper meaning than just the venom from which John was saved...but I don't know what it means!
I will think about this. Dosso Dossi is one of the most mysterious and magical painters of the Renaissance.
Do you know his "Circe"?
Marco
A snake in the cup can also be seen in the Queen of Cups of the Sola Busca deck (XV Century): http://www.tarotpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Queen_of_Cups_Sola-Busca
That deck was one of the sources used by Smith for her deck.
I think that the snake in the cup also was an alchemical symbol. In my opinion, its central position in the painting suggests a deeper meaning than just the venom from which John was saved...but I don't know what it means!
I will think about this. Dosso Dossi is one of the most mysterious and magical painters of the Renaissance.
Do you know his "Circe"?
Marco