Разносторонняя личность
Mar. 9th, 2007 06:34 pmЭта гравюра , изображающая Франциска I, хорошо отображает насколько разносторонней личностью был король.

In this painting, the king, Francis I (1515-1547), wears Minerva's helmet, Mars's armor, Mercury's winged sandals and his staff, Diana's hunting horn, and Cupid's bow and quiver; and a Medusa's head adorns his breastplate. This elevation of the monarch into a superman with the attributes of the Olympic gods was typical of royal iconography in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

In this painting, the king, Francis I (1515-1547), wears Minerva's helmet, Mars's armor, Mercury's winged sandals and his staff, Diana's hunting horn, and Cupid's bow and quiver; and a Medusa's head adorns his breastplate. This elevation of the monarch into a superman with the attributes of the Olympic gods was typical of royal iconography in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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Date: 2007-03-11 05:53 pm (UTC)Просто умиление :) Особенно дивно смотрится сочетание мужественной бороды и женской ручки, держащей посох Меркурия.