Seeing faces again, are we? But I agree, there are faces there to be seen. The artists have the talent to be subtle, to draw something that is suggestive, or doubtful.
Another thing is the historical use of euphemistic 'sayings', that may once have been understood visually, but have gotten lost over time. One might say of the hanged man, that the devil had his coattails and the suggestive, facial features would have brought that to mind.
But, whose face is it? Is it always the devil, or does the vine outline the face of Dionysius / Bacchus, or some other personification? What was the intended interpretation? It depends on the sources and circumstances.
Heraldry makes interpretation and identification so much easier. Two separate, historical, heraldic factors intersect at the conjunction of known, 'traditional' events. All it requires is the benefit of a common tradition, hidden in the VMs.
Another thing is the historical use of euphemistic 'sayings', that may once have been understood visually, but have gotten lost over time. One might say of the hanged man, that the devil had his coattails and the suggestive, facial features would have brought that to mind.
But, whose face is it? Is it always the devil, or does the vine outline the face of Dionysius / Bacchus, or some other personification? What was the intended interpretation? It depends on the sources and circumstances.
Heraldry makes interpretation and identification so much easier. Two separate, historical, heraldic factors intersect at the conjunction of known, 'traditional' events. All it requires is the benefit of a common tradition, hidden in the VMs.
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