12-07-2026, 10:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-07-2026, 10:28 AM by JustAnotherTheory.)
(12-07-2026, 10:08 AM)DG97EEB wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm just imagining one of the new members wandering in to the forum, having a look around and stumbling on to this thread...
Well, since female nudes make up a large part of the VMS, I don't see why we shouldn't study them if we want to understand the manuscript better.
On this topic, here are a few examples of 15th century female nudes: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
As you can see, these all look "OKish". In the VMS, it appears that the breasts are not effected by gravity. They are just floating around. I would argue, like our friend Jimmy here, that the VMS illustrator did not actually see real breasts at the time of drawing.
Perhaps we are in the presence of a child prodigy/young artist? Because the rest of the images look spectacularly original in their design and execution. Except for the nudes.