About the posture of the Crossbowman, I think it could fit with what You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. called "genre scenes". According to the Wikipedia definition, "genre art" "depicts aspects of everyday life by portraying ordinary people engaged in common activities".
In my opinion, something analogue can be seen in the exceptional Crossbow Sagittarius loading his weapon in Tübingen – Hausbuch – Md 2 (1475). Both illustrations seem to be inspired to something that can be observed in real life (very different from the classical and more common centaur).
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In my opinion, something analogue can be seen in the exceptional Crossbow Sagittarius loading his weapon in Tübingen – Hausbuch – Md 2 (1475). Both illustrations seem to be inspired to something that can be observed in real life (very different from the classical and more common centaur).