tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post7974526425002973869..comments2023-11-27T01:40:12.441-08:00Comments on EATEN BY DUCKS: Domestic blissMarcel Ruijtershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00364661262187868819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-33567517160634604392013-12-17T06:57:26.117-08:002013-12-17T06:57:26.117-08:00Indeed, i love the doll house quality of these med...Indeed, i love the doll house quality of these medieval pictures.Marcel Ruijtershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364661262187868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-76897981372506276172013-12-17T05:50:09.718-08:002013-12-17T05:50:09.718-08:00yep, my sentence wasn't political, i just thou...yep, my sentence wasn't political, i just thought how cute was this scene, like typical bourgeoise family around the hearth but with devils!alkbazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543996181268095261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-91696152627168134442013-12-15T07:19:51.848-08:002013-12-15T07:19:51.848-08:00In those days, it was cool to be bourgeois. ;-)In those days, it was cool to be bourgeois. ;-)Marcel Ruijtershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364661262187868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-19040106613566675992013-12-14T03:36:49.291-08:002013-12-14T03:36:49.291-08:00sometimes cerberus means the 3 false religion, som...sometimes cerberus means the 3 false religion, sometimes it's the 3 cities of depravation (like babylon)... typic bourgeoise manuscript but really nice one!alkbazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543996181268095261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-60198667559667268112013-12-12T12:54:13.966-08:002013-12-12T12:54:13.966-08:00It's actually Pluto and Persephone, and it is ...It's actually Pluto and Persephone, and it is indeed the Greek underworld that's depicted here. Not that common. If you do a image seach on Évrart de Conty Les Echecs amoureux, you'll find more fine examples!Marcel Ruijtershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364661262187868819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678750.post-43225407077486935512013-12-11T12:19:58.960-08:002013-12-11T12:19:58.960-08:00Cool! What's up with the cerberus? Is that a c...Cool! What's up with the cerberus? Is that a common topos in medieval illumination? Do you know what's being illustrated here? I reckon it's not greek mythology, although this might as well be Hades and Persephone.Human Molluskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276070138056162278noreply@blogger.com