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| "The Drunkard" Loteria Card |
This loteria card features the image of a drunkard staggering while holding a bottle. There are many small but significant features to this painting which reveal the designers intent. Instead of just showing a drunk in shabby clothes, the legs of the figure are bent almost into "S" shapes. This makes sense because the to missionaries who designed the "Pope's Deck" were showing a man transforming into Pan.
The legs of the figure are turning into the cloven hooves of a Bacchian reveler. The hair of the figure is mussed until the disordered curls start to resemble horns. The face is turned away but appears to be almost featureless. This has led to some speculation that the image is a representation of a golem.
This is unlikely because the golem has its origin in Jewish folklore and wouldn't be a subject that Catholic missionaries would choose to focus on for their loteria deck.
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