03-10-2016, 04:35 PM
At the moment I'm really agnostic about the human figures. There are clear parallels in some European manuscripts, but those are exactly the type of manuscripts that are known to have relied on older sources. I'm not exactly trying to pinpoint VM style - that may be impossible. The approach I prefer is to cast a net around it.
I do honestly believe, Like Diane, that the ultimate origins of the material are Hellenistic. But the nymphs could have gotten their current form in stages, from anywhere between 300 BCE to the 15th century, because the various sections must have been copied at least a couple of times. I think that a formal approach to proportions is one of several ways to tighten the net.
I do honestly believe, Like Diane, that the ultimate origins of the material are Hellenistic. But the nymphs could have gotten their current form in stages, from anywhere between 300 BCE to the 15th century, because the various sections must have been copied at least a couple of times. I think that a formal approach to proportions is one of several ways to tighten the net.