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The mystery figure <http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/FlorenceBaptMosaics_13-1.jpg> could be wearing a Jew's hat (Stephen Morris' comment about OT prophets points to this as well, as these figures are commonly shown wearing a Jew's hat -- and not only in Byzantine art). Which could be why she's set apart a bit from the other damned. Her gesture (denial of speech) complements those of two of the damned arising from their graves on the opposite side of the composition <http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/FlorenceBaptMosaics_17-1.jpg>, shown denying hearing and denying sight. I rather suspect that the three jointly indicate the utter awfulness of the torments of the damned.
Best,
John Dillon
On 01/12/14, Genevra Kornbluth wrote:
> Thanks, Paul and George!
> That triangle (along with the presentation as just a head and hand) is the reason why I thought the figure might be a personification. It reminds me of headgear I have seen on personifications elsewhere (though none in my archive), or the central feature on the crown of a Tyche. But the identification is quite tentative-- suggestions are very welcome!
> Incidentally, I am not at all sure that my simultaneous posting of the original message to Mediev-L has gone through. Have any of you on both lists received it from them?
> Genevra
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> On 1/12/2014 8:03 AM, Paul Chandler wrote:
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture They are indeed wonderful photographs, Genevra. Many thanks again. -- Paul
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> > On 12 January 2014 20:29, George FERZOCO <[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask])" target="1">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> > > As usual, these photographs are outstanding, Genevra; thank you so much for sharing them with medieval-religion.
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> > > I wonder what the triangle on the head of “lamenting personification” is meant to be? http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/FlorenceBaptMosaics_13-1.jpg
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> > > George
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> > > George FERZOCO
> > > http://www.KornbluthPhoto.com/FlorenceBaptistery.html(javascript:main.compose('new', [log in to unmask]>
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> > > On 12 Jan 2014, at 02:00, Genevra Kornbluth <[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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> > > > I have just added to my online archive over 100 photographs of the Battistero di San Giovanni in Florence. I was able to get permission to photograph with a tripod while the building was closed to the public, so although I did not have time to document the whole building, I did shoot quite a lot. I also got to try out a new 300 mm lens on details of the dome mosaics. There are seven web pages, accessible from the index page
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