X La Roue de Fortune is pretty straightforward, decidedly male, warlike imagery and energy being depicted here.
XI Force is quite impressive.
The details of the facial expression exudes determination, and the billowing of her robes adds to the sense of dynamism and movement, which compliments the woman's physical stance as she struggles to subdue the lion.
There's nothing passive about this depiction of Fortitude/Strength.
I love the details of her attire and braided hair.....the puffed sleeves and the structure of her leather sandals.
XII Le Pendu is fairly standard, although here we see a man-made scaffold as opposed to someone being suspended between two trees, and I like the attempt to show the wood grain on the right-hand post.
XIII La Mort
This might actually be the only Death card that I actually find somewhat alarming and even frightening....it's the head, which is
rounder and anatomically less like an actual skull. It's more like a hideous Death "mask".
Also, observe the hands and feet, they're decidedly full and flesh toned, not skeletal.
In fact, if you look closely, the actual skeletal elements of the overall anatomy are rather subdued,
and there appear to actual leggings rather than bones.
The other night I was watching the first few episodes of the "The Spanish Princess" on Amazon, a highly spirited and entertaining
potboiler about Catherine of Aragon prior to her marriage to Henry VIII.
Naturally they address the famous (or infamous) debate about whether or not her marriage to Henry's brother Arthur was actually consummated.
There's an amusing scene wherein Henry refers to Arthur as his "cadaverous brother".
While studying this card, that scene came to mind, or more specifically the description "cadaverous"
Actually, the image in this card lies somewhere between cadaverous and skeletal......regardless, I think "ghastly" is a very apt description.
.......although shower curtains actually came to mind while I contemplated the Tarot de Paris - Le Monde card.