medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Don't beat yourself up. John the Baptist is frequently portrayedholding a
tiny Jesus in a ciborium-like cup. I find the iconography unappealing but
what do I know?
I've never heard of a Holy Family in a cornucopia but the image would make a
great deal of sense.
MG
>From: Susan Hoyle <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [M-R] What is he holding?
>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 07:10:27 EST
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>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Speaking as someone who may well have the least amount of iconographic
>knowledge on this list, and looking in particular at the fourth image, my
>first
>reaction was that he was holding a Holy Family group in a cornucopia. How
>likely is that. I can now see that my cornucopia could well be a ram's
>horn, and
>the father-mother-baby group /could/ be a ram's face.
>
>Susan Ryley Hoyle [[log in to unmask]]
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