Touchstone Tarot - Six of Pentacles
msesheta
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.
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