23-02-2018, 07:36 AM
It's a good opportunity to compare art styles. Notice how, as opposed to the Leiden MS, the VM does intend to convey a sense of depth. It uses various shades of green on the leave mass to the right. The "torches" on the left have been drawn with depth in mind, and the top flowers look 3D as well.
I don't think the VM artists are of the type that would start inventing 3D effects themselves, so I think the source for at least some of these plants was of the Byzantine stile.
I don't think the VM artists are of the type that would start inventing 3D effects themselves, so I think the source for at least some of these plants was of the Byzantine stile.