31-07-2021, 08:59 AM
Everyone can imagine what they want, of course. The only thing I do is inform anyone who looks at this forum for the first time of the opinion of a highly respected scientist and great connoisseur of medieval iconology. Erwin Panofsky said that there was no biological or balneological section, but that the naked ladies were astral spirits.
Why is this opinion so important? Because he relates these ladies with the ones we see in the zodiacal section holding stars and we can infer that these figures are a personification of the spirit of the stars.
Why is this opinion so important? Because he relates these ladies with the ones we see in the zodiacal section holding stars and we can infer that these figures are a personification of the spirit of the stars.