27-12-2022, 09:34 PM
The matter of intent is either to explain or to deceive. To deceive is to convey 'hidden' information. Sometimes it is hidden by the dust of history, but the VMs artist clearly contributes by means of visual parodies from the cosmos to the zodiac sequence, particularly in White Aries.
Does color have significance in a medieval investigation from our C-14 perspective? And where does color have significance from this perspective? In heraldry, which is historically well-established at that time, color is an essential factor for heraldic identification. If the color used in this identification were otherwise unique in the rest of the text, this would seem to promote further investigation of the potential for a heraldic identification. If it was the artist's desire that this identification should be better hidden and less obvious, what is the only option?? More paint! Use the same color throughout the text. In this case the color is blue. The blue stripes of the Fieschi coat-of-arms are historically tied to the origin of a church tradition.
This is confirmed by the nymphs of VMs White Aries, particularly by the one nymph that has both the blue stripes and the red galero - the cardinal's hat. The problem of visual interpretation should not be based on appearance but on the capacity to transmit the artist's intent. Ambiguity is clearly present where dualistic interpretations are presented in the illustrations. Some deception is selectively used by the artist. At the same time, multiple systems of structural affirmation are built into the White Aries illustration and beyond. The stripes must be blue.
Does color have significance in a medieval investigation from our C-14 perspective? And where does color have significance from this perspective? In heraldry, which is historically well-established at that time, color is an essential factor for heraldic identification. If the color used in this identification were otherwise unique in the rest of the text, this would seem to promote further investigation of the potential for a heraldic identification. If it was the artist's desire that this identification should be better hidden and less obvious, what is the only option?? More paint! Use the same color throughout the text. In this case the color is blue. The blue stripes of the Fieschi coat-of-arms are historically tied to the origin of a church tradition.
This is confirmed by the nymphs of VMs White Aries, particularly by the one nymph that has both the blue stripes and the red galero - the cardinal's hat. The problem of visual interpretation should not be based on appearance but on the capacity to transmit the artist's intent. Ambiguity is clearly present where dualistic interpretations are presented in the illustrations. Some deception is selectively used by the artist. At the same time, multiple systems of structural affirmation are built into the White Aries illustration and beyond. The stripes must be blue.