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The New Lamb or the Iconic Gaze KU Leuven
When the 16th-century overpainting of the lamb on the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (1430 - 1432) was removed, another animal was found (fig. 1a-b). Instead of a snout with the eyes placed on the side of the head, the lamb appeared to possess a face with forward-facing eyes. These original characteristics of the lamb were later criticized as a démarche, a medieval naïveté which had to be painted over and corrected with 16th-century expertise. ...
Cum festinatione. Celebrating Salome’s Dance Again KU Leuven
Mark 6:14-29 and Matthew 14:1-12 recount Herod’s feats and the death of John the Baptist. Herod had the prophet imprisoned for denouncing as incestuous hismarriage to Herodias, the former wife of his brother. During a festive banquet, Herodias’ daughter dances before Herod, who is so enchanted that he promises her afavour. At her mother’s behest, she asks for the head of John the Baptist. The king honours her request and has the head delivered ...