-JKP- > 23-12-2016, 11:29 AM
(23-12-2016, 10:26 AM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.[...deleted for brevity...]
I pasted the relevant section of the Farnese Atlas beneath it, leaving only the constellations on the tropic of Capricorn. I did mirror the image, since celestial spheres are mirrored by convention, so you have to mirror them again to get the normal positions. The thing in between the Dog and Hydra is the top of Argo Navis, which belongs to the Antarctic Circle and can be ignored.
That leaves three constellations in this section, from right to left: Hare, Dog, Hydra-Corvus-Crater.
So... it works out rather well. Though it takes some time and experience with the constellations to adjust your eye to it - which is why I'm a bit afraid I may be speaking Chinese sometimes :/
Koen G > 23-12-2016, 11:54 AM
(23-12-2016, 11:29 AM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.If the nymph lying in the water is Hydra, it fits rather well. The dog looks like a guy with breast implants. I don't know if it has any relevance, but there are only a few places where breasts are drawn this way (circles rather than bumps). It looks so oddly deliberate but I suppose it could be a different hand.
Since this path of analysis is both extensive and somewhat intricate (I've been trying to follow it), I can't remember if you've done the left side of this page yet.
-JKP- > 23-12-2016, 12:03 PM
Koen G > 23-12-2016, 12:25 PM
Koen G > 26-12-2016, 10:43 AM
Searcher > 27-12-2016, 12:58 AM
Quote:Although I might have a problem, even duration the chaos of the holidays I found half an hour to find an explanation for some nymph that was bothering meIt is a little, but made your observations much more interesting, indeed.
stellar > 06-01-2017, 07:33 AM
Quote: Andromeda is chained to a rock and left to the mercy of the monster. The hero, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., riding through the air on winged sandals, arrives at the scene and they fall in love. Perseus has a consultation with Cepheus and Cassiopeia, it is agreed that if he rescues their daughter he could marry her. The sea monster (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) arrives and Perseus kills it by turning it to stone with the Medusa's Head (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). Perseus breaks the chains that bound Andromeda to the rock and frees her. The wedding follows.
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Koen G > 06-01-2017, 02:54 PM
Linda > 27-01-2017, 08:03 AM
(06-01-2017, 02:54 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Stellar - that's a good place to start, but doesn't work in this case. The general impression people (including those before me) got from this pair is that the man is hostile towards the woman. I believe it was Marco who held a similar view.
We can clearly see that the man has a somewhat evil face and he's holding the woman's arms behind her back. He's clearly portrayed as capturing rather than liberating her.
Koen G > 27-01-2017, 08:34 AM
(27-01-2017, 08:03 AM)Linda Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.my take is different. the male wants the female but she is/plays hard to get. she is not bound, she is holding a spindle behind her back. he reaches for her, but she maintains her own independence.