Two Men Contemplating the Moon
The Sun and the Moon as the central motif, with the Heavens in a secondary part. From The Met, open access.
Key · 2 motifs
The motifs the picture carries, filed by role. The marks on the picture itself come with the entry.
- 1The Sun and the Mooncentral motif as it reads here: The Moon
- 2The Heavenssecondary motif
The picture
Two men watch the waxing moon beside a dead oak; by eye. By eye
Not yet decoded: the key and the sourced notes come with the entry. Until then the motifs above are tagged by eye and said so.
Also carrying the Sun and the Moon
15 works, 5 with it as the central motif. The symbol.
Also carrying the Heavens
14 works. The symbol.
In the same series
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