Dragons, Dogs & Amadillos?

[Bernd]

The big question is - did the VM artist use these images in a similar context, or did he merely copy something he found interesting or that served his purposes, but used them for something completely different? Think of today's stock images or memes. Often they end up being used completely out of context. I'd imagine - from my own experience at least - that an untrained artist would be much more comfortable adapting existing material than drawing freely.

And given all the potential sources we have identified so far, I keep wondering if the ultimate source for the VM was rather the image collection of a workshop than a library.