medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 12/24/2011 9:20 AM, John Dillon wrote:
> In contradistinction to Bob, she (and, presumably, Ferrua as well)
> takes the two figures on the left as Adam and Eve and those on the
> right as Cain and Abel. But the two figures on the right -- here's
> the link again: < http://tinyurl.com/yhpnke > -- would seem from their
> dress to be a woman and a man rather than two men. Is that perception
> off? Is there good reason for thinking that the figure holding the
> lamb could actually be depicted in male dress?
To my eyes, the figure with the lamb is male: the head is not veiled,
and the rest of the clothing could go either way. Beyond that, deponent
saith not.
Genevra
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