Trionfi (cards)
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Trionfi are 15th and 16th-century Italian playing card sets, all trumps rather than numbers, with allegorical content related to those used in tarocchi games. The general English expression trump card
Cary sheet, Milan c. 1500.
Earliest known list of trumps (Venice, c.1480–1500)
Met sheet, Ferrara c. 1500.
The Emperor, the only surviving trump from the Rothschild-Bassano deck. He carries a florin while holding a sceptre surmounted by the fleur-de-lis, both symbols of Florence.
Visconti–Sforza Tarot
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The Visconti–Sforza Tarot is used collectively to refer to incomplete sets of approximately 15 decks from the middle of the 15th century, now located in various museums, libraries, and private collect
Trionfi (cards)
…mass-produced decks. More cards from the 15th and early 16th centuries have survived than those from the late 16th or 17th century. There are around 15 Visconti-Sforza tarot decks made for the rulers of Milan. These are the best preserved: The Cary-Yale deck is estimated to have been produced for the marriage of Bianca Maria…
Cards from the Pierpont Morgan Bergamo deck
Detail from the four of denari
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