tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post6803751602162832056..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: St George in The HistorianAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-80090754797235414832009-05-10T23:14:00.000-05:002009-05-10T23:14:00.000-05:00Yes, I thought of that too. But I think one would ...Yes, I thought of that too. But I think one would have to look quite hastily to come to such a conclusion. A careful examination shows that in both panels where St George appears to be lying down, he is chained to the table or platform that he is on. It would seem obvious to me that these are merely further tortures. Also, the bottom right-hand corner seems like the logical place to portray the chronologically ultimate scene. If there was a deathbed, wouldn't it be there? In the top icon, this panel shows the moment of the beheading. In the lower icon, it is the carefully wrapped corpse of the Saint lying on a funerary bier.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-9879095552346769772009-05-10T21:57:00.000-05:002009-05-10T21:57:00.000-05:00Looking at the top icon, it seems possible to mist...Looking at the top icon, it seems possible to mistake one of the torture scenes for a death-bed scene.<br /><br />If this is done on purpose (to show the character's relative ignorance) or by accident, I wouldn't know.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.com