18-11-2024, 08:02 PM
Personally, I don't expect a map. Not even from a journey. Simply because the right-hand side of the drawing is too different from the left-hand side. I don't even need to talk about the centre.
Nevertheless, I assume that the illustrator has seen everything somewhere. And if he hasn't travelled, then everything must be true to the place. So pictures show that everything can be done in one place.
The wall doesn't have to be in Bellinzona. Yellow roofs have also been drawn elsewhere. The forecourt to the gate also appears in other paintings. A city gate would also be present. There are plenty of barriers. Crowns and other references in the book fit just as well.
Even how to read something correctly can be deduced from the surroundings.
Just no map for me, but plenty of clues.
