VMs (f80v) critter identified

[Linda]

This is Agnus Dei prone. The cloth examples are vestments:

Prone isn't the stance either, though, is it. It looks reastful, peaceful, whereas the vms stance seems to me more of an actively defensive one. 

However the vms creature only seems to have three legs. Is it a comment on the missing bent leg and flag, or is it a leg to stand on that is missing? Could it be related to the Empire vs Papal authority issues of the times? 

The inclusion of other icons such as the St. George's cross flag reminds me alternately of Genoa and Milan, both of which are located in the area of the  drawing, if it is of the Alps and the Ligurian shore. 

It also pulls in centuries worth of history on the crusades, etc. The seven seals bring the apocalypse back into it, too. Could it be about the Ottoman-Venetian wars that had lately started? The end of an age?

Often the standing version had its head turned backwards, could the vms stance be a commentary on that idea, with an upsidedown twist?