MarcoP > 13-03-2018, 10:44 PM
(13-03-2018, 11:44 AM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Don't you think it could just be an evolution from a Balneis example? The image you posted earlier (top left) also combines green water with blue parts on the windows:
MarcoP > 13-03-2018, 10:57 PM
Koen G > 14-03-2018, 04:00 AM
Searcher > 14-03-2018, 09:28 AM
davidjackson > 30-04-2018, 06:11 PM
Koen G > 30-04-2018, 07:21 PM
davidjackson > 01-05-2018, 09:26 AM
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Helmut Winkler > 01-05-2018, 03:55 PM
(01-05-2018, 09:26 AM)davidjackson Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Does anyone know of such a work, or a translation?
MarcoP > 01-05-2018, 05:22 PM
(30-04-2018, 07:21 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Just as an aside I've been reading a bit about the origin of the Balneis images and, it is believed that the figures and the way they behave is based on ancient frescos that were still present in the baths by the 14th century. The page you linked is a great example You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
This part is the medieval artists' rendition of a Roman era fresco within the baths:
The behavior so typical for the Balneis appears to have been present already in these frescos: the figures point to the part of the body which is supposed to be healed by this particular bath.