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[[File:Sola Busca Tarot2.jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Cards from the Sola Busca tarot.]] | [[File:Sola Busca Tarot2.jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Cards from the Sola Busca tarot.]] | ||
===Painted deck=== | ===Painted deck=== | ||
The complete painted deck is housed at the Brera Museum in Milan. It can trace its provenance to the noble Busca-Serbelloni family. In the early 19th century, the deck was owned by Marchioness Busca (born Duchess Serbelloni) of Milan. In 1907, the Busca-Serbelloni family donated black-and-white photographs of all 78 cards to the British Museum, where they were likely seen by [[A.E. Waite]] and [[Pamela Colman Smith]], inspiring the subsequent [[ | The complete painted deck is housed at the Brera Museum in Milan. It can trace its provenance to the noble Busca-Serbelloni family. In the early 19th century, the deck was owned by Marchioness Busca (born Duchess Serbelloni) of Milan. In 1907, the Busca-Serbelloni family donated black-and-white photographs of all 78 cards to the British Museum, where they were likely seen by [[A.E. Waite]] and [[Pamela Colman Smith]], inspiring the subsequent [[Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot]] deck. From 1948, the deck was owned by the Sola-Busca family, from which it received its name. | ||
In 2009, the deck was purchased for €800,000 by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and delivered to the Brera Museum. | In 2009, the deck was purchased for €800,000 by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and delivered to the Brera Museum. | ||