I agree that sometimes symbolism is written in where
there may not be any intended...
I think that there is perhaps also something of a
tradition/formula in how artists go about portraying
images. Sort of like the saints being depicted with
certain animals - I just can't remember which ones...
I showed this diptych today (we're talking about the
tradition of text and art and what portraits reveal
about people)
Many of my students thought this was a family, they
did not connect Jesus and Mary to the priest,(they did
understand that he was some kind of holy person, they
just didn't recognize "the Madonna") and most classes
wanted to know where Joseph was. One class got into a
discussion about why Jesus was white...
Which made me think about your angel question.
Tradition.
--- Maggie White <mwhiteaz@cybertrails.com> wrote:
> Betty Bowen wrote:
> > <snip> Today I received a very > thorough reply,
the gist of which is that most > "action" in icons
happens > left to right, and that, in the two icon
writing handbooks he consulted, > there is no other
symbolism involved. He continued > to tell me that
often symbolism is attached to items in icons when
there > really is not any > intended.
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