Minchiate Tarot Playing Card, 17th Century

A helmeted figure in a green and red tunic raises a sword overhead, holding a round shield with a sunburst design. Its lower body is a yellow, lion-like creature with red claws and tail, standing on green grass. The stencil-colored woodblock print has a thin cream border.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Stencil-colored woodblock print

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1622 × 2547 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum