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Loica

from The Mantegna Tarocchi, c. 1465

A young woman in a light gown striding to the left, her arm raised, holding a draped or veiled object by its cord, with a dark ground line behind. Logic, lettered Loica. What she holds is usually described as a veiled dragon or serpent, a standard emblem for the hidden snares of argument, though the engraving makes it hard to be sure.

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