(10-06-2019, 06:22 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I wonder whether it's relevant that the pond creatures each have a distinctly different color: green, blue, yellow and red - or at least what passes for these colors in the VM palette.
It would seem to be significant, perhaps related to cold and hot, wet and dry? Ie there are coldblooded animals found both in desert and water, and furry creatures as well to be found in diverse habitats.
Also, i think it is important to remember that the yellow one's head is green, and it is not just showing through from the other side, or mixing with the water, there is a swath of light green paint which follows the shape of the head, it is purposefully so.
I had previously thought these to stand for islands or volcanoes, but currently I am thinking it could be an attempt at explaining evolution, a land animal becoming a sea animal...a whale? Maybe it's dolphin? A sea lion? Maybe it is there to show us how to think like a medieval person, and explains some of the drawings like kylion stargazers, rock lobsters and hermit crabs.
In terms of my own interpretation this fits well with the Anaximander fish on the same page, and this seems a possible illustration William of Conches and the mixing of the elements. The Red Sea and there are whales and dolphins.