Not only "fish women" but also "snake women" are depicted on house facades.
Melusine at the Lucerne Wine Market. The Venusian woman Verena in the representation as a biblical paradise snake.
In the oldest interpretation, the "Melusine" was a woman who was a woman on top, a snake on the bottom, and winged, that is, a winged snakewoman. Later, the snakewoman became a fishwife.
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek / O I 18 – Thüring von Ringoltingen, Geschichte von der schönen Melusina, 1471, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Melusine at the Lucerne Wine Market. The Venusian woman Verena in the representation as a biblical paradise snake.
In the oldest interpretation, the "Melusine" was a woman who was a woman on top, a snake on the bottom, and winged, that is, a winged snakewoman. Later, the snakewoman became a fishwife.
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek / O I 18 – Thüring von Ringoltingen, Geschichte von der schönen Melusina, 1471, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
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