30-06-2023, 07:17 AM
It is not necessary to complicate things or allude to mythological stories. Just see what you have in front of your eyes.
In my opinion, one of the most important obstacles to understanding VM iconography is to continue calling the female figures nymphs, implying that they are supernatural beings related to water, above all.
Female figures continue to be called that despite the fact that since the 20th century there has been a highly authoritative opinion, an iconologist and one of the greatest art historians, Erwin Panofsky, who called them astral spirits.
In my opinion, one of the most important obstacles to understanding VM iconography is to continue calling the female figures nymphs, implying that they are supernatural beings related to water, above all.
Female figures continue to be called that despite the fact that since the 20th century there has been a highly authoritative opinion, an iconologist and one of the greatest art historians, Erwin Panofsky, who called them astral spirits.