Antonio Lupatelli (1930–2018)

I really only got this for my collection. I do not really care for the artwork, but fans of the Hanson-Roberts deck will surely appreciate it. I must say that the backs of the cards are adorable!

Although the Majors follow the Rider-Waite symbolism, on the Minor they seem to jumbled. For example, 9 of Pentacles depict a gnome hoarding coins. Whereas, generally in a Rider-Waite deck it depicts a woman looking wistfully at a garden with coins and stands for material satisfaction, but lacking spiritual fulfilment; hoarding or greediness represented by the 4 of Pentacles (reversed) on the Rider-Waite deck.
Another example would be 3 if cups, which on a tradition deck had three women dancing, possibly a happy homecoming: the Tarot of the Gnomes depict a gnome gnome smashing grapes, which to me indicates industry of some sort. And why he is completely unclothed is beyond me!
The 6 of Cups for the Tarot of the Gnomes looks more like a happy homecoming, with two grown gnomes dancing; a Rider-Waite 6 of Cups depicts children and usually represents nostalgia (a more sinister meaning if reversed, that I will not mention). Many such discrepancies are in the Minor Arcana of this deck.
However, I do like that the Minors have the picture along the bottom with a large number with the suite at the top of the card so there is no mistaking of that, anyway.… (more)