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Tarocchi di Valentina Visconti per il Palio d'Asti      1982 Maria Teresa Perosino      Italy                       Ten extra Palio cards.                             Art Medium: Pen drawings. Description: Valentina Visconti, was the daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Signore di Milano. One of the theories of the origin of tarot was that when she attended the Palio d'Asti in 1389 she may have brought her tarot cards to the attention of King Charles VI who had these redrawn in 1392 by Jacquemin Gringonneur and thus brought them to the wider world. This is an attempt to reconstruct this early tarot. The artists try and reflect the art style of the 15th century. Five of the extra cards represent prizes awarded at the Palio d'Asti. These prizes were a banner, spurs, money, a cock and anchovies. The others refer to qualities of the victors - Knowledge, Courage, Strategy, Astuteness, and Liberty.