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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-065. Coats of arms of Visconti and Cusani: naked male (young boy?) in distress sticking out waist-up of the mouth of the winged dragon (Biblical Jonah and ketos?); naked bearded man holding a sword and partially covered by the waving scroll with mainly nonsensical inscription (Jason and the Dragon of Colchis, as suggested by the Golden Fleece hanging just below the heraldic cartouche?); two instances of naked male (young boy?) in distress sticking out waist-up of the mouth of the undulating crowned biscione (vipera), a heraldic charge and the emblem of Visconti of Milan (and later the Duchy of Milan and the House of Sforza); two addorsed eagles (?). |
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| Ceramic (porcelain), polychrome enamel, gold |
Vase painting (Plate, part of the set for the wedding ceremony (?), paint- ed, detail) |
Unknown | Italian Baroque/ Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi (r. 1661-1722 AD), 1722 AD |
TBD, China | Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal, Montreal, Inventory № 2003.301 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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