There are many ways to picture the same something. I think the clouds are a nice additional element. I know I should have finished painting the woodwork by now, but Spring is here, and with all this rain, the paint is not drying properly....Next it will be Summer, and the clouds will clear....I thin...

What she holds is a jousting shield, reminiscent also of the Empress. As the the bird-like emblem, I wonder if it is intended indeed something similar to the Empress's. I don't see a shield... If it were a shield, why would she hold it from the bottom like that? Why would it have a dove on it? I do...

.......Now, it's interesting to note that the Visconti-Sforza horses have wings, which pushes this card into the realm of fantasy, mythology, and ideology...... Well, perhaps I'm just the simple guy who paints your woodwork, but... Don't wings push 'um up in the air? Oh wellllllll.... I'm off to th...

Hullo Lorredan. I quite like frogs. The Unicorn Tapestries in the Cloisters Collection at the Met Museum have been seen as an allegory of the life of Christ. In the final scene, "The Unicorn in Captivity", you can see a little frog. (Everyone loves to search for it in the mass of flowers.)...