Two harpers from the Cantigas de Santa Maria
I have copied an illumination of two harpers from the Cantigas de Santa Maria. I wonder if the beards and hats indicate they are pilgrims, or perhaps if they are Jews. The image is quite different stylistically from the square images with diaper-worked backgrounds I have previously painted. (The logo in the lower right is actually the embossed watermark on my hotpress watercolour paper...I decided to paint it and incorporate it in the design). Original 4 5/8 by 6 inches. Cantiga 380.
Two harpers from the Cantigas de Santa Maria
I have copied an illumination of two harpers from the Cantigas de Santa Maria. I wonder if the beards and hats indicate they are pilgrims, or perhaps if they are Jews. The image is quite different stylistically from the square images with diaper-worked backgrounds I have previously painted. (The logo in the lower right is actually the embossed watermark on my hotpress watercolour paper...I decided to paint it and incorporate it in the design). Original 4 5/8 by 6 inches. Cantiga 380.