[split] Nude figures wearing crowns

[CaryR]

Thanks, Michelle, that's an interesting example.

One that I collected a while ago is an image of baptism in which the man being baptized in water wears a crown (I would guess that he wears a crown for a similar reason as do the three Magi in your example, to reflect his royal/exalted status, a normal reason to be wearing a crown, though I can't read the text to know for sure. And since the baptism requires nudity the crown would designate his status or identity in the absence of other identifying clothing.) I'd be interested in any other examples. Maybe this should be its own thread...

   
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