This 6x8" giclée print features the Queen of Hearts playing card from Caelestes, a deck inspired by medieval interpretations of time and space.
The Queen of Hearts is Cancer’s card, featuring an illustration of a celestial hand wielding a scythe, harvesting hay as summer fuel for livestock.
In the Caelestes deck, each of the court cards correspond to an astrological sign, which is determined by the card’s value for modality (fixed, cardinal, mutable) and the card’s suit for its element (water, earth, fire, air). Queens are cardinal modality, occurring in the beginning of their seasons. Hearts correspond to the tarot suit cups, which in turn represents the element of water.
Thus, the Queen of Hearts is our Cancer card - the water sign occurring early-summer. The illustrations on each court card take inspiration from documented Medieval labors of their respective seasons, creating a calendar.
6x8" Open Edition Details:
Giclée print
Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag (308gsm)
Signed and dated
Ships flat in a protective sleeve
Queen of Hearts “Cancer” Art Print - Caelestes
A Giclee is a commonly used term that refers to a high-quality print made using modern inkjet printers, archival inks, and high-quality media. The superior quality and longevity of the giclee make it perfect for fine art printing.
Photo Rag is a white cotton artist’s paper with a soft feel and a lightly defined felt structure. This all-around, high-quality paper excels at fine art reproductions.
