Pond creatures (f79v)

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I agree that the "pattern" on the blue one is probably due to leaking ink, but the red one definitely has a ridged back. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. His also having ears sets him apart from the other two, I think.

Salamanders are an option maybe for the green and the blue one, but like you say, they are usually associated with fire. In antiquity as well as the middle ages, the split "fish tail" was often given to water monsters. Their hanging around at the pond reinforces that interpretation. It almost looks like someone had to draw some creatures he wasn't familiar with and turned them into sea monsters just for good measure.

Koen, your post got me curious about what the pond would look like if I digitally removed the paint (and then touched it up slightly). It doesn't reveal much more about the three pond critters than what you've sketched above, but if you are curious, the result is on my blog:

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