(05-11-2021, 11:02 PM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Her argument goes that since all nymphs are blonde, the VM was likely made in an area where many blonde people lived.
I also think that this conclusion is a bit hasty. However, I am not quite sure how to evaluate Claudette Cohen's claim that the nymphs in the VMS are individual, real persons ( quote: "They are historical. They are real. They have existed. These are their portraits."). Maybe this is true for some of the nymphs, who knows. Especially the crowned ladies could be real although they are rather roughly drawn.