To me the object in the water looks like a log that has been braced against two posts. The bracing only works if the log is on the side of the current where the current is pushing it against the posts.
This kind of setup was used in the Middle Ages to help siege soldiers get across moats if the water was rough, but the guy leaning against the log doesn't look like a soldier, he looks like someone lounging, having a good time. It makes me wonder if there were places in natural spas where they added logs for people to lean against so they could get a water massage in water with a current, somewhat like the water jets they now have in hot tubs and in some artificial spa pools.
I've also suggested in another thread a more abstract alternative... that is is a reference to the crucifixion, but in a veiled way.
This kind of setup was used in the Middle Ages to help siege soldiers get across moats if the water was rough, but the guy leaning against the log doesn't look like a soldier, he looks like someone lounging, having a good time. It makes me wonder if there were places in natural spas where they added logs for people to lean against so they could get a water massage in water with a current, somewhat like the water jets they now have in hot tubs and in some artificial spa pools.
I've also suggested in another thread a more abstract alternative... that is is a reference to the crucifixion, but in a veiled way.
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