>BTW, no one has mentioned the wonderful adaptation of the "Dwarfs on Giants"
>image in the 13th c. lancet windows of the Chartres Transepts, where the 4
>evangelists sit on the sholders of 4 O.T. prophets.
>
>Best from here,
>
>Christopher
>
>
More examples in E. Panofsky, _Renaissance and Renascences..._
If I am not wrong, some (English? American?) scholar is pursuing
this iconography. If I come across some reference I'll let you know
Cheers from the beach!
Carlos
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