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yes, we may assume that it is a "Real" view of "the composition of paradise."
but van Eyck was nothing if not a [neo-]Platonist, and would scoff at the idea
that his subject had much --if anything-- to do with what we misguided Cave
Dwellers refer to as the "real" (i.e., the merely phenomenal) world.
c
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Received: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:42:47 AM EST
From: George FERZOCO <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [M-R] communal 'hermits'
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> I'd say they do as a representation of how some viewers felt about the
composition of paradise, and of how some earthly forms of life could be an
image of that heavenly community.
>
> -- George
>
>
> On 23 Dec 2011, at 13:02, Christopher Crockett wrote:
>
> > From: Dr Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >> 1) Are there other medieval religious groups that were known
> > collectively as hermits?
> >
> >> It might not be what you had in mind, but among the legions of saints
> > surrounding the altar of the Mystic Lamb in the Ghent Altarpiece, there
> > is a group of hermit saints.
> >
> >
> > let's agree to some Ground Rules, here.
> >
> > Heavenly Assemblies don't count as "real."
> >
> > c
>
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