10-03-2016, 10:35 AM
Hi Ellie,
thank you for the interesting images!
My impression is that most of them are not related with Mary. Nudity is certainly incompatible with the iconography of Mary.
In particular, this is the description of the 1491 Vision given You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.:
Afterwards, a vision of a three-headed knight in full armour appeared in the heavens at Mount Farsso for 24 hours without interruption. The knight’s three heads resembled three heavenly bodies, the sun, moon and morning star, while in his hands he held a beautiful young virgin with braided hair, the legs and paws of a lion, yellow eagle’s wings and a forked tail. The two parts of her tail were wrapped around the knight’s legs, and she held in her paws two red escutcheons, each decorated with a white letter ‘W’.
The alchemical track seems promising to me, also with reference to the symbolic roots found in "alchemical herbals" (but I am certainly biased by my interest in the subject). I will see if I can find anything to add to the great images you posted.
thank you for the interesting images!
My impression is that most of them are not related with Mary. Nudity is certainly incompatible with the iconography of Mary.
In particular, this is the description of the 1491 Vision given You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.:
Afterwards, a vision of a three-headed knight in full armour appeared in the heavens at Mount Farsso for 24 hours without interruption. The knight’s three heads resembled three heavenly bodies, the sun, moon and morning star, while in his hands he held a beautiful young virgin with braided hair, the legs and paws of a lion, yellow eagle’s wings and a forked tail. The two parts of her tail were wrapped around the knight’s legs, and she held in her paws two red escutcheons, each decorated with a white letter ‘W’.
The alchemical track seems promising to me, also with reference to the symbolic roots found in "alchemical herbals" (but I am certainly biased by my interest in the subject). I will see if I can find anything to add to the great images you posted.