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Hello Carlos,
That is an interesting question you raise, and I would think a
significant feature. I understand that in the Book of Ruth, the
removal of a shoe, had some legal implications...whether it did in
medieval law, I'm not sure, but it might be a route to check out.
If you read Ruth 4:1-12, you find that a shoe or sandal signified a
form of redemption, only a man who owned something could rightfully
set his foot upon it..it was a symbol of power over something. The
giving of a shoe was a token payment in certain transactions.
But, there is no act of giving, so perhaps this old Hebrew custom is
not applicable. I have found a reference in an article (which I have
not read) which speaks to this feature on these works: W. Weisbach,
"'Ein Fuss beschuht, der andere nackt' Bermerkungen zu einigen
Handzeichnungen des Urs Graf," ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SCHWIEZERISCHE
ARCHAEOLOGIE UND KUNSTGESCHICHTE IV (1942), p. 120. In this instance
there is a relationship with lust, the lack of a shoe...
Happy digging, Harriet.
Quoting CARLOS SASTRE <[log in to unmask]>:
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> A well-known relief from Saint-Sernin of Toulouse shows two women. Besides
> other mysterious particularities, each woman has one of her foot shod, and
> the other bare.
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> http://picasaweb.google.com/TUIVERDE/PiesDescalzos#5241871356640753906
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> A friend of mine has noticed that the same feature occurs in a capital in
> the portal of San Martín de Artaiz (Navarre), and asks if anyone knows of
> more examples and the meaning of this.
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> http://picasaweb.google.com/TUIVERDE/PiesDescalzos#5241736468339082354
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> Thanks for any clue!
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> Carlos
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