R. Sale > 09-08-2021, 07:56 PM
Pardis Motiee > 09-08-2021, 08:27 PM
bi3mw > 10-08-2021, 12:38 PM
(09-08-2021, 07:56 PM)R. Sale Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.....both classical and Christian illustrations show rainbow thrones in the range of the medieval examples. ....Do you have any examples of this ?
nablator > 10-08-2021, 12:43 PM
(09-08-2021, 07:56 PM)R. Sale Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Three examples where an empty throne is the central focus of the illustration occur in different versions of a book by Christine de Pizan, Le livre du chemin de long estude.
MarcoP > 10-08-2021, 01:32 PM
(10-08-2021, 12:43 PM)nablator Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(09-08-2021, 07:56 PM)R. Sale Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Three examples where an empty throne is the central focus of the illustration occur in different versions of a book by Christine de Pizan, Le livre du chemin de long estude.
It's part of the "Four queens who rule the world" narrative and its meaning is unclear to me, something religious obviously (descended from the sky): You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
One of the queens is described as wearing a helm instead of a crown. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
The three others could match the 3 queens in the VMS but the one with the helm? I haven't seen anything like it.
nablator > 10-08-2021, 03:26 PM
(10-08-2021, 01:32 PM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.EDIT: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. they say that in the following scene (and illustration) the central throne is occupied by the personification of Reason.
R. Sale > 10-08-2021, 05:35 PM
bi3mw > 10-08-2021, 06:18 PM
(10-08-2021, 05:35 PM)R. Sale Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.So it is not a matter as to whether deities are portrayed as sitting on rainbows (as thrones), clearly they are.Yes, it was also my first thought that the rainbow itself could be the throne on which Christ sits. Here is an example:
R. Sale > 10-08-2021, 08:57 PM