Touchstone Tarot

What if the tarot had always been painted by the masters of the Renaissance?

The Touchstone Tarot by artist Kat Black is built from fragments of genuine Renaissance and medieval old master paintings — meticulously collaged and composed so that each card feels like a portrait that was always meant to be a tarot card. The Magician sits in his scholar's study with an owl on the shelf behind him, all four suit symbols arranged on his desk. The High Priestess holds her knowledge with the authority of a queen in a Flemish portrait. Every figure carries the weight and psychological depth of centuries of Western art tradition, because every figure came from it.

The technique is extraordinary: Kat Black digitally assembled fragments from dozens of different Renaissance paintings into seamless, emotionally coherent compositions. The result is a deck that feels simultaneously ancient and fresh — deeply rooted in art history, yet unmistakably alive and readable as tarot. Subtle facial expressions, rich textile detail, the particular quality of light in old master painting — all of it in service of the cards.

The 80-card deck includes the standard 78 cards plus the Happy Squirrel card and one additional card, all with gold gilt edges, in an elegant presentation box with a 108-page illustrated guidebook that includes art references for each collage.

What's Included:

• 80 cards with gold gilt edges — 78 tarot + Happy Squirrel + 1 additional card
• 108-page illustrated guidebook with card meanings, spreads, and art references
• Elegant deluxe presentation box | ISBN: 9781572819986

Why This Deck:

• Genuine Renaissance and medieval old master painting collage technique — a unique approach unlike any other deck
• Extraordinary psychological depth — the facial expressions and body language of real portrait subjects
• RWS-based structure — accessible for all levels, familiar symbolism in a stunning new visual language
• Gold gilt edges + elegant presentation box — a premium collector's quality production
• 108-page guidebook includes art references — for those who want to trace each collage back to its source paintings
• One of the most visually distinguished decks in contemporary tarot

Deck Details:

• 80 cards + 108-page guidebook | Publisher: U.S. Games Systems
• Artist: Kat Black | ISBN: 9781572819986

For art history lovers, collectors of exceptional decks, readers who want psychological depth in their imagery, students of the Western artistic tradition, and anyone who has ever stood in a museum in front of a Renaissance portrait and felt recognized.