From Touchstone TarotTM by Kat Black
Three of Cups
Meanings
A time to rejoice. Celebration of success, a recovery from illness or misfortune. Fellowship, a supportive network of peers. Collaboration toward a common goal without the need for leadership.
Reversed (?)
Friendships fractured. Rivalry, jealousy, petty fights. Dissatisfaction with one’s circle of friends and family, a need to assert independence.
Description
Three young women wearing sumptuous clothing each hold a golden cup. They are surrounded by cascading silk curtains, as though they've retired to a boudoir for a quiet drink at a party.
Artwork
- Cup: MEMLING, Hans, St John and Veronica Diptych, c.1483, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- Curtain: GREBBER, Pieter de, The Conferring of the Sword on the Coat-of-Arms of Haarlem, 1630, Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem.
- Rear body: MEMLING, Hans, Triptych of the Family Moreel, 1484, Groeninge Museum, Bruges.
- Rear face: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel, The Straw Hat, c.1625, National Gallery, London
- Rear hair: MASSYS, Jan, Judith, 1600s, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp.
- Left hands: MEMLING, Hans, The Donne Triptych, c.1475, National Gallery, London.
- Left dress: WEYDEN, Rogier van der, St Columba Altarpiece, c.1455, Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
- Left face: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel, The Drunken Silenus, 1616-17, Alte Pinakothek, Munich
- Hat, dress: WEYDEN, Rogier van der, Braque Family Triptych, c.1450, Musee du Louvre, Paris.
- Black blue cape: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel, Annunciation, c.1628, Rubens House, Antwerp.
- Main face WEYDEN, Rogier van der, Lady Wearing a Gauze Headdress, c.1445, Staatliche Museen, Berlin.
All the faces are different....different expressions too. Her hair is blond now...not red.
The back two are replaced with friendlier faces, thanks to feedback from LE owners. I think these ladies look a lot more in keeping with the meaning of the card :)