Thanks guys! I'll set this one aside for now then. By coincidence I came across an example of how conservative these woodcuts are.
Left 1467, right 1506. I believe it must have gotten mirrored because they cut a new wood block based on a print.
Spot the main difference!
Now to get back to the pair, I think the man's short statue is due to botched perspective. Courtly images of a pair facing each other regularly force some depth by making the man smaller, while the woman's dress trails further down. This example from:
Roman de la Rose
France, possibly Paris, ca. 1405
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Left 1467, right 1506. I believe it must have gotten mirrored because they cut a new wood block based on a print.
Spot the main difference!
Now to get back to the pair, I think the man's short statue is due to botched perspective. Courtly images of a pair facing each other regularly force some depth by making the man smaller, while the woman's dress trails further down. This example from:
Roman de la Rose
France, possibly Paris, ca. 1405
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