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Davepim:
How can a medieval painting be subject to copyright? ???
CraigMBeckett:
The painting is not and cannot be subject to copyright, but the image used may well be subject to its own copyright.
Craig.
Davepim:
--- Quote from: CraigMBeckett on October 15, 2009, 09:00:53 am ---The painting is not and cannot be subject to copyright, but the image used may well be subject to its own copyright.
Craig.
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Yes but it is EXTREMELY difficult to verify the origin of a digital image; even a fractional resizing and/or cropping of the image makes it essentially untraceable!
Rod:
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--- Quote from: Yewboy on October 14, 2009, 08:16:34 am ---Yeah its also interesting to see that the bows are inside out with the white sap wood on the inside or belly and the red heart wood on the back of the bow, Just goes to show you can't always trust in Naiive art from the period.
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i agree steve.
ive often thought about this shooting from the right had side of the bow and the 2 fingered draw.
in some pictures / paintings a thumb draw can look very much like the 2 fingerd draw, and and viser verser, coupled with shooting from the right hand side of the bow makes me wonder if there is some link or influence to the painters at the time period that we dont know about.
(not for one second am i saying this is fact, but it has been food for thought for me)
as for the bows being insideout you've got me there lol. seems to be a commen misstake for artists of the period.
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It is probably nothing more than either laxity in the part of the artist or an inconsistent hang over from the old convention of having the subject matter facing the viewer.
But I think it more likely to be carelessness and not considering it important enough to worry about on the part of the artist.
Rod.
Heiner:
As for the origin of the picture:
Martin le Franc: Le Champion des dames
Bibliotheque royale de Belgique, about 1441/1442
Source: The Great Warbow by Hardy, Strickland
Regards,
Heiner
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