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There were certain artists who painted all the characters in the illustration with red lips and cheeks, It was a thing. One of various techniques for the painting of faces.  And it matches with VMs dating.

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The planets are not merely men and women. The planets are named for and represented by the Roman deities: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, while the Sun (Sol) and Moon (Luna) are represented by Apollo and Diana. There are various medieval examples where these connections are fully illustrated, but the VMs doesn't do that. The VMs only personifies these "stars" in the Zodiac.

Besides their stars, the nymphs of Pisces, Aries and Taurus have their tubs. And the two nymphs at the top of VMs Pisces, (see Post #1117) have matching tub patterns. This is a continuation of the pairing paradigm that is also found in the initial VMs Zodiac medallions. The occupants of these tubs, a male and a female, reflect the idea of the pairing of complementary opposites as found in the VMs Gemini medallion. 

The pairing of tub patterns, furthermore, serves as an introduction to a semi-ambiguous bit of VMs heraldry which leads to the historical reference that represents the Genoese popes and the origins of the cardinals' red galero tradition on VMs White Aries. (+ papelonny)