ext_27370 ([identity profile] florentinescot.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] isabelladangelo 2008-03-11 08:05 pm (UTC)

I'm not up on my symbolism, but I don't think that either of the two men are Magi -- they're Saints. The Crowns -- are Saints/Martyrs crowns. That's probably the Magdalene -- she's got her jar of ointment with her -- but then they all have jars of ointment, too.

Hmmmm. Are you on h-cost? I'd ask the question there.

Every painting that I've seen of the Magi, they're all quite richly (and often outlandishly) dressed, and one of them is almost always African.

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