24-09-2024, 10:15 PM
The Fieschi blazon is bendy, argent et azure. The identification is simple. The actual representation is a bit more complex. The two nymphs with blue-striped tub patterns are off toward 10 o'clock on White Aries. The clear dualism of perspective in the radial versus non-radial interpretation of these striped patterns is one of the clearest examples of intentional disguise in the VMs. Once the red galero and the relevant historical information are combined, the disguised interpretation becomes apparent.
In 1251 Pope Innocent IV (Sinibaldo Fieschi) made his nephew, Ottobuono Fieschi, a cardinal. Sinibaldo had earlier initiated the tradition of the cardinal's red galero as a mark of ecclesiastical rank. Ottobuono later became Pope Adrian V.
In addition to the historical confirmations based on the combination of these armorial and ecclesiastical heraldic elements, additional positional confirmations are built into the structure of the White Aries illustration and beyond. These independent structural confirmations include proper hierarchical placement, favored heraldic positioning, medallion selection, and heraldic canting from the preceding zodiac pages.
How the nymphs appear, whether they are relevant to the heraldic elements, doesn't really have much significance. It's the attributes that determine the interpretation and they make the historical connection.
In 1251 Pope Innocent IV (Sinibaldo Fieschi) made his nephew, Ottobuono Fieschi, a cardinal. Sinibaldo had earlier initiated the tradition of the cardinal's red galero as a mark of ecclesiastical rank. Ottobuono later became Pope Adrian V.
In addition to the historical confirmations based on the combination of these armorial and ecclesiastical heraldic elements, additional positional confirmations are built into the structure of the White Aries illustration and beyond. These independent structural confirmations include proper hierarchical placement, favored heraldic positioning, medallion selection, and heraldic canting from the preceding zodiac pages.
How the nymphs appear, whether they are relevant to the heraldic elements, doesn't really have much significance. It's the attributes that determine the interpretation and they make the historical connection.