Simone Martini paints Christ in the Museo Horne diptych as a red-haired baby
in the Madonna's arms, then as a red-haired, red-bearded Pieta. Because Adam's
name means red, as well as Mankind, and earth, and that same word is used to
Christ's closer ancestor, David, who is ruddy, adamah, with beautiful eyes.
At 15.38 11/03/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Elena Lemeneva wrote *But ... the average mind can hardly imagine
>saint's
>having red hair, protrudent ears, and so on.*
>
>Have you ever seen the mosaic of St. Ambrose in Milan? Rather than a fat
>and complacent bishop, here we see a nervy, hypersensitive Italian with
>enormous ears!
>Regards,
>Margot
>
>Margot King
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