26-03-2017, 01:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-03-2017, 01:54 PM by Diane.
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Koen
Yes. As you know. I've written about the chronological strata, and in a recent post dated the nearest exemplars fairly generously (1250-1350),
Just checked some of those posts... they've had several hundred readers each.. so I guess if you want to talk about it, the ice will have been broken.
-JKP -
About a manuscript - sure. But about imagery as such... we usually consider place of origin indicated by style: Chinese Madonna, a Russian Madonna, a Coptic Madonna or French Madonna or German Madonna are all fairly accepted stylistic distinctions.
Quote:So has anyone studied any of this?
Yes. As you know. I've written about the chronological strata, and in a recent post dated the nearest exemplars fairly generously (1250-1350),
Just checked some of those posts... they've had several hundred readers each.. so I guess if you want to talk about it, the ice will have been broken.
-JKP -
Quote:Style is an indicator of influence, but we can't rely on it to tell us a manuscript's geographical origin.
About a manuscript - sure. But about imagery as such... we usually consider place of origin indicated by style: Chinese Madonna, a Russian Madonna, a Coptic Madonna or French Madonna or German Madonna are all fairly accepted stylistic distinctions.