From Touchstone TarotTM by Kat Black
Queen of Swords
Meanings
The matriarch. A powerful, intelligent woman, single-minded in pursuit of her goals. She may be alone, but not lonely - just independent. She is strong but a little cold, hardened by grief and pain.
Reversed (?)
Time to move on. It is good to be able to grieve after a loss, but do not wallow in self-pity and resentment forever. Anger, nastiness and looking for others to blame will not help you to recover.
Description
A woman in a fine black velvet dress with grey patterned trim sits in a throne decorated with fabric of golden eagles. Her hair is neatly tucked into a bonnet. She wears many jewels in gold and black. In her right hand, she holds a sword pointed directly up. Beyond her throne is a great hall with gilded columns and a high vaulted ceiling. A butterfly rests on the back of her throne.
Artwork
- Sword hilt, blade: GENTILESCHI, Artemisia, Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1612-21, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
- Sword grip: VOUET, Simon, Magdalene, 1614-15, Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome.
- Palace columns: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel, Portrait of Anne of Austria, 1621-25, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
- Bird fabric: MASSYS, Quentin, Virgin and Child, 1500s, Mauritshuis, The Hague.
- Queen: MOR VAN DASHORST, Anthonis, Queen Mary Tudor of England, 1554, Museo del Prado, Madrid.
- Brown butterfly: KESSELL, Jan van, Insects and Fruit, c.1636-79, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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