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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Marjorie Greene wrote: > > I'm having trouble figuring out what the images that look like colored > posts sticking out of the wall are. (Forgive the tortured syntax.) Is > this a paleo-trompe-l'oeil device or what? > http://spazioinwind.libero.it/guysca/images/S._Lussoriosott_3.jpg They are coloured posts sticking out of the wall :-) Or rather, they are the representation of the ends of floor or roof beams (projecting from a wall surface as eaves or an overhanging upper storey). No necessarily trompe-l'oeil - they are presumably part of whatever scene is being depicted below - presumably a facade of a building. It doesn't help that the image is painted on a concave (presumably apsidal) surface. John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html