01-03-2016, 02:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-03-2016, 02:39 PM by Diane.
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JKP Yes, I like the nymphoides. It seems to meet all the criteria, doesn't it?
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And Rene, that illustration is of a plant popularly known as the 'Joseph lily' - it isn't aquatic and its leaves are narrow and pointed. It was so well known in mainland Europe that I expect anyone could have drawn it in their sleep. It is seen in every statue of St.Joseph, every carving of the holy family and so on.
I don't agree with your thought that when a drawing is manifestly unlike something else, that's the same as saying it is like that other thing.
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And Rene, that illustration is of a plant popularly known as the 'Joseph lily' - it isn't aquatic and its leaves are narrow and pointed. It was so well known in mainland Europe that I expect anyone could have drawn it in their sleep. It is seen in every statue of St.Joseph, every carving of the holy family and so on.
I don't agree with your thought that when a drawing is manifestly unlike something else, that's the same as saying it is like that other thing.