I keep wondering how much of Taccola's work was actually his own invention. If we compare him to Kyeser, much of Taccola's imagery appers to be a Kyeser copy. His artstyle is more organic and 'humanistic' than Kyeser but the imagery is extremely similar. So I would not rule out that he copied the odd 'Sun-Star' as well. Here it's again as St. Dorothy's halo. So far I have not been able to find any sources that pre-date Taccola.
Another odd thing - one of Taccola's trademarks are his 'whirlwind trees'. Nearly every tree in his works is drawn like this and the style was also diligently preserved in his copied works:
If Taccola was a direct reference for the VM, the artists did not choose to copy this tree style. There are some roots that look similar but you won't find a convincing match for any VM plant.
Another odd thing - one of Taccola's trademarks are his 'whirlwind trees'. Nearly every tree in his works is drawn like this and the style was also diligently preserved in his copied works:
If Taccola was a direct reference for the VM, the artists did not choose to copy this tree style. There are some roots that look similar but you won't find a convincing match for any VM plant.
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