Stephen A. Allen wrote:
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> During a recent visit to London, I visited the Courtauld
> gallery (which I recommend to all list members) and came
> across an early 16th-century triptych of the Virgin and
> Child. In this tryptich, the Christ child is holding on to
> one end of a string, the other end of which is tied around
> the neck of a small bird. Does anyone have another, more
> informed interpretation?
>
> With thanks in advance,
>
> Stephen A. Allen
Bede in Iob 1.12: Birds are the true Christians, who rise above earthly
things (volucres sunt, qui sursum cor habent, et coelestia
concupiscunt), or the souls of the just, who, after their death, will
fly toward Christ in heaven (vel volucres sunt, qui obviam Christo in
aera ex mortuis sunt ituri).
Rupertus Abbas in cap. 13 Apoc. lib. 2: ista sunt volatilia illa, quorum
exemplo, vel imitatione, debemus omnes victus, aut vestitus
sollicitudinem deponere, dicente Domino: respicite volatilia caeli.
Will all this fly, though? Luciana
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