Medieval Islamic iconography includes many depictions in which the tail of Sagittarius takes the form of the “dragon of the eclipse”. The current paper examines the gradual transformation of this imagery into that of a quadruped, eventually detached from the body of Sagittarius, and placed on the centaur’s back in the characteristic position of the seated “hunting cheetah”, as can also be seen in images of the chase assisted by this feline.
The iconographic transformation of the “tail of the dragon of the eclipse” into the “hunting cheetah” / Fontana, Maria Vittoria. - (2018), pp. 59-83.
The iconographic transformation of the “tail of the dragon of the eclipse” into the “hunting cheetah”
Fontana, Maria Vittoria
2018
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Medieval Islamic iconography includes many depictions in which the tail of Sagittarius takes the form of the “dragon of the eclipse”. The current paper examines the gradual transformation of this imagery into that of a quadruped, eventually detached from the body of Sagittarius, and placed on the centaur’s back in the characteristic position of the seated “hunting cheetah”, as can also be seen in images of the chase assisted by this feline.File allegati a questo prodotto
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