Osvaldo Menegazzi
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[edit] Tarot contribution
Tarot publisher and designer founder of Il Meneghello specialized in historical reproductions, but more recently he is also creating hand-crafted, limited edition Tarocchi decks and gorgeous matching boxes.
[edit] Biography
Osvaldo Menegazzi had no formal art training. A teenager during WWII, he hadn't the opportunity to attend university. His father was an Olympic athlete and local hero. Osvaldo's great skill and vast knowledge of art and tarot history is self-taught. He has been doing art since he was a young boy with a passion that has never wavered. Over the decades, Osvaldo has published many historically important Tarots and produced the decks of artist friends, fetish (theme) decks, as well as hosted collaborative decks. More recently he is focussing his creative energies on elaborate shadow boxes, and designing and hand-crafting beautiful decks with intricate matching boxes. All these can be found on his website [1]. Osvaldo's Milano Tarocchi Art shop Il Meneghello is well worth a visit. It has a timeless, magical quality, sure to put a spell on any Tarotist. Big News! Osvaldo's shop moved to a larger, even more fabulous location, Summer 2010. The new address: il Meneghello Via Fara 12, 20124 Milano, Italy. See photos of the new shop here. [2]
[edit] Own Publications
- 22 Arcani Futuristi 2009
- 22 Arcani i Cani del Mondo
- 22 Arcani I Gatti
- 22 Arcani I Gatti Buffi
- 22 Conchiglie in 22 Arcani 2012
- 22 Massonici 2011
- 22 Talismani in 22 Arcani 2012
- Il Fantastico Viaggio di un Manichino da Pittori in 22 Arcani
- I Fiori Divinatori
- I Funghi piu Belli del Mondo
- Futurismo Numero 2 2010
- Insetti in 22 Arcani Tarocchi 2007
- Il Tarocchino di Osvaldo Menegazzi
- I Tarocchi di Fumatori
- Le Calzature Fantastiche
- Le Conchiglie Divinatorie - 50 special sets available summer 2011
- Le Mani Divinatorie 50 exemplary sets available summer 2011
- Lettere Ebraiche 2010
- Nouvo Giocco Di Tarocchi Con Personaggi Napoleonici
- Sardinia: La Magia nei Tarocchi
- Tarocchi Metaforici 2007
- Tarocco degli Animali
- Tarocco della Musica
- Tarocco delle Collezioni
- Tarocco Del Tabacco
- Tarocco Numerico 2008
- Tarot de Napoleon
[edit] Other Artwork
- Handcrafted Large Visconti Tarocchi Boxes
- Handcrafted Talisman and Tarot Shadowboxes
- Handcrafted Tarocchi (Tarot) Deck Boxes
[edit] Important Historical Decks Published by Il Meneghello
- Classico Tarocco di Marsiglia - Classic Tarot of Marsiglia - Marseille Tarot
- Gioco Di Tarocchi Milano - Game of Tarot, Milan - 1850
- I Naibi di Giovanni Vacchetta - 1893
- Sola Busca - originally in 1491; this reproduction 2013
- Soprafino Tarot - 1835
- Tarocchi del Mantegna - 1470
- Tarocchino di Mitelli - 1660-65
- Tarocchi Italiano - Milano - 1845
- Tarocco di 78 Carte Bologna - Tarot of Bologna - 18th Century
- Tarocco Della Rocca - 1830
- Tarocco di Maria Stuarda - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotts Tarot - 1845
- Tarocco di Besançon - Tarocco Francese di Besancon - 18th Century
- Tarocco Gumppenberg - Gumppenberg Tarot, 1840
- Tarocco Lombardo - Milan, 1880
- Tarocco Marsiglia - Marseilles Tarot, Swiss - 1804
- Tarocco Milanese del Periodo Napoleonico - Neoclassic Tarot, Milan - 1810
- Visconti-Sforza Tarot - Around 1450 [3]
[edit] Contributions
- 22 Artisti Liguri in 22 Arcani (Osvaldo created the Sun in this deck)
- 22 Pittori in 22 Arcani
[edit] Other Artist's Tarot Published by Il Meneghello
- Divina Commedia's Tarots 2012
- Emi Tarot's 2011
- I nuovi Tarocchi dell'amor Sacro e Profano 2012
- I Tarocchi dell'amore Sacro e profano 2012
- La Corte Dei Tarocchi
- Les Tarot Noirs 2011
- Tarocco Dell'Orror
- Tarocco Fantastico
- Tarocco Fiabesco
- Un Grande Amore 2011
[edit] Website
(A site by Arnell Ando to honor the Tarot & art contributions by Osvaldo Menegazzi of Il Meneghello. It contains much of Osvaldo's published decks and handmade art to date.)
