26-05-2018, 05:43 PM
A helpful overview, Marco. It makes me think of how different the VM is, again.
So if we were to draw up a typology of rainbows as they appear in medieval art, we have seen at least the following categories:
In my opinion the first four examples can be excluded for the VM. The last two or a combination of both remain possible - or something else altogether of course.
So if we were to draw up a typology of rainbows as they appear in medieval art, we have seen at least the following categories:
- Just a rainbow, no interaction with figures. See Linda's post You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., and Marco's post You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. for a labelled example.
- Part of general cosmological background to scene, no interaction with figures.
- Divine throne, with the function of indicating that the enthroned figure does not belong to the earthly realm.
- Illustration of Rainbow-like Iris stone, see Marco's post You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
- Association with the elements - is this illustrated in a pre-VM document?
- Rainbows as essential part of a narrative, as in the story of Noah, see Marco's example You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
In my opinion the first four examples can be excluded for the VM. The last two or a combination of both remain possible - or something else altogether of course.
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