From Touchstone TarotTM by Kat Black
Two of Coins
Meanings
A clever juggling act. An effective balance of opposing priorities. Calm mediation and tactful negotiation leading to mutually satisfying solutions.
Reversed (?)
Money troubles. Difficulty in balancing spending with debt. Poor time management, or other practical inefficiencies.
Description
An enigmatic man in plain dark clothes holds an infinity symbol containing two coins. He leans on a cabinet on which books, instruments and a globe are sitting. He could be a diplomat, or perhaps a traveler or trader.
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.
- Background: HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger, Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (The Ambassadors), 1533, National Gallery, London.
- Leadlight: HEMESSEN, Jan Sanders van, Woman Weighing Gold, 1500s, Staatliche Museen, Berlin.
- Ribbon: DYCK, Sir Anthony van, Portrait of a Member of the Balbi Family, c.1625, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati.
- Man: RAFFAELLO, Sanzio, Portrait of a Cardinal, 1510-11, Museo del Prado, Madrid.
- Hat: HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger, Thomas Howard, Prince of Norfolk, 1539-40, Royal Collection, Windsor.
