20-08-2022, 06:19 PM
As to rings being involved in marriage, that is sort of implicit in the subject of this thread. But of course, there are other possibilities. The ring is a symbol across history and across cultures, though, again, not always completely equivalent in those interpretations.
Putting aside the ideology, what about actual rings - actual, physical rings? Trying to stay within the C-14 chronology, what can be said about actual rings? If the VMs nymphs are not all generic nymphs, perhaps the rings are not all generic rings.
The ring associated with the cross on VMs You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. can be interpreted as a reference to Colette of Corbie based on her biography. Her reformation of the Poor Clares is coincident with the C-14 dates.
Juan_Sali found a real ring. The Ring of the Virgin in Perugia. Most of the info is too late for the C-14 dates, but there are indications of an earlier history. If it was visited by a Pope Eugenius in the 1440s, it wasn't exactly unknown back then. And the history of this ring is associated with the story of Santa Mustiola, who is depicted holding a ring.
That would potentially indicate actual, historical interpretations for two of the four VMs ring depictions. And if more was known, other explanations might be rediscovered for all of them.
Putting aside the ideology, what about actual rings - actual, physical rings? Trying to stay within the C-14 chronology, what can be said about actual rings? If the VMs nymphs are not all generic nymphs, perhaps the rings are not all generic rings.
The ring associated with the cross on VMs You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. can be interpreted as a reference to Colette of Corbie based on her biography. Her reformation of the Poor Clares is coincident with the C-14 dates.
Juan_Sali found a real ring. The Ring of the Virgin in Perugia. Most of the info is too late for the C-14 dates, but there are indications of an earlier history. If it was visited by a Pope Eugenius in the 1440s, it wasn't exactly unknown back then. And the history of this ring is associated with the story of Santa Mustiola, who is depicted holding a ring.
That would potentially indicate actual, historical interpretations for two of the four VMs ring depictions. And if more was known, other explanations might be rediscovered for all of them.