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| "The Cactus" Loteria Card |
This painting was created for the "Baraja del Papa", or The Pope's Deck" of loteria cards.
Loteria is a game popular in the SouthWest and Mexico. It consists of a deck of 54 cards emblazoned with images both mundane and fanstastic.
This deck is based on the original deck comissioned by Fr's Ludigo and Anthony and blessed by Pope Pius VI in 1785 for use in the New World. Of the decks created for use by the missionaries for divination, only four complete decks are known to have survived.
The images I am painting are based on journal notations made by the Fathers as they were commissioning the creation of the "Baraja del Papa". The entire series of cards is scheduled to be finished in September with a print run starting immediately on completion. This page will be updated with information on how you can order your deck of cards once they become available.
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