21-02-2026, 01:40 PM
I like the theory that the artist struggled with human proportions.
He was probably drawing the Zodiac pages in the chronological order, from Pisces to Saggitarius (and then probably missing Capricorn and Aquarius).
At first he drew nymphs in tubes/barrels. It allowed him to hide the legs and explain weirdness in proportions. You never know if nymphs in the barrels are sitting, standing or crouching so you won't have problems with legs being too long and too short.
He also couldn't decide if the nymphs are to be naked or dressed and should they be only women or a mix of women and men. In the latest pages they are all naked and women only. In Gemini they seem to be a mix.
Gemini is also te first page which doesn't have nymphs in barrels. He probably didn't feel good with drawing full human bodies then and indeed could make some legs too short and then mask it with something random added.
He was probably drawing the Zodiac pages in the chronological order, from Pisces to Saggitarius (and then probably missing Capricorn and Aquarius).
At first he drew nymphs in tubes/barrels. It allowed him to hide the legs and explain weirdness in proportions. You never know if nymphs in the barrels are sitting, standing or crouching so you won't have problems with legs being too long and too short.
He also couldn't decide if the nymphs are to be naked or dressed and should they be only women or a mix of women and men. In the latest pages they are all naked and women only. In Gemini they seem to be a mix.
Gemini is also te first page which doesn't have nymphs in barrels. He probably didn't feel good with drawing full human bodies then and indeed could make some legs too short and then mask it with something random added.
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