History and Iconography  Early representations In the earliest
known list of the Trumps (Sermones de Ludo Cum Aliis), this card
is called El Diavolo (The Devil). In the Visconti-Sforza Tarot,
it is the first of the Trumps that hasn’t been preserved. Since
none of the other Visconti decks show a trace of the card
either, some believe The Devil was never part of these decks to
begin with. The Rosenwald Sheet depicts the devil as a guy with
horns and clawed feet, wearing some sort of animal skin (or
perhaps just being particularly hairy). He holds a trident with
both hands, but actually looks more amiable than frightening.
The devil on the Cary Sheet, however, is portrayed as a cruel,
horned creature. He is shown piercing the body of a nude,
writhing human with his trident, and has collected a few others
in a basket he carries on his back. In the Tarot de Marseille,
Le Diable (The Devil) is pictured as a being with antlers, the
wings of a bat and clawed feet, and with breasts as well as a
penis. In his left hand