I was browsing the other day through the splendid Ecole Initiative
collection of saints' images when I came across the following image of St.
Benedict:
http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/images/jpeg/i8_0054.jpg
Does he seem to you to be standing in water or a stream holding up his
garment? If so, I have never seen such an image of Benedict, nor can I
imagine what in his legend would suggest such an image (the text being
illustrated is the famous Vita of Benedict by Pope Gregory I. Anyone have
any ideas on this?
best,
John Wickstrom
Kalamazoo College
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