(12-09-2016, 07:01 PM)Koen Gh. wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.A friendly challenge for those who have not read my blog post in which I address some issues raised in this thread. This is what I believe to be a parallel example, though one that is more accessible since the line of transmission has been exceptionally well documented.
This image is from a 15th century Italian manuscript about the constellations. We see a kneeling naked man with a sword in one hand, and a satisfied man-skin in the other.
My questions are:
1) Who is this man? How do you know?
2) Why is he holding a man-skin?
3) If we go all the way back through the line of transmission, what are the roots of this image?
4) Af far as I know, this composition is unique. Is this the work of an author with a special world view?
![[Image: 7.jpg?w=616]](https://herculeaf.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/7.jpg?w=616)
It's the constellation Hercules. How do I know? I'm familiar with the interpretation of Hercules. Here are similar examples:
![[Image: tumblr_nyp6c1KnL41rqxd5ko1_1280.jpg]](http://67.media.tumblr.com/0796f186d614a4d70b4157dec12f1ee4/tumblr_nyp6c1KnL41rqxd5ko1_1280.jpg)
![[Image: tumblr_ng07c4q2DK1rqxd5ko1_1280.jpg]](http://67.media.tumblr.com/b3c368b5658a023f88157cf272e8c865/tumblr_ng07c4q2DK1rqxd5ko1_1280.jpg)
Note that these map the image to the stars and that the one on the right also has a human face (I haven't read your blog post on this so forgive me if you have already posted these images).