From Touchstone TarotTM by Kat Black
Six of Coins
Meanings
A generous benefactor. The truly rich are those who know the satisfaction of sharing and using their wealth to make the world a better place. Affluence is a measure of contentment, not currency.
Reversed (?)
Over-generosity. Take care not to give too much, too often or to those who prefer to become dependent instead of improving their own prospects. Sending yourself into poverty is no help to the world.
Description
A finely dressed noblewoman weighs coins and distributes alms to the poor. A pile of coins and small open book lay on a green tablecloth in front of her. On the shelves behind her are more books, some shells and a glass decanter, as well as a rosary of large glass beads. A grasshopper chirps on the arm of her chair.
Artwork
- Coin: ANGELICO, Fra, Annunciation, 1433-34, Museo Diocesano, Cortona.
- Coin profile: BALDOVINETTI, Alessio, Portrait of a Lady in Yellow, c.1465, National Gallery, London.
- Room, objects: METSYS, Quentin, The Moneylender and his Wife, 1514, Musée du Louvre, Paris.
- Noble lady: DYCK, Sir Anthony van, The Wife and Daughter of Colyn de Nole, 1600s, Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
- Grasshopper, shells: AST, Balthasar van der, Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects, c.1630, National Gallery, London.
- Table: BIJLERT, Jan van, Musical Company, 1600s, private collection.
- Hands: CARAVAGGIO, Madonna del Rosario, 1607, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
