An interpretation of Pontormo's Visitation is provided by a recent restoration of the picture, wh... more An interpretation of Pontormo's Visitation is provided by a recent restoration of the picture, which has shown a unexpected small donkey head in the background: this is linked to a Protestant engraving, depicting a donkey-headed monster, known as Papstesel, interpreted by Melanchthon as an allegory of the pope.
An interpretation of Pontormo's Visitation is provided by a recent restoration of the picture, wh... more An interpretation of Pontormo's Visitation is provided by a recent restoration of the picture, which has shown a unexpected small donkey head in the background: this is linked to a Protestant engraving, depicting a donkey-headed monster, known as Papstesel, interpreted by Melanchthon as an allegory of the pope.
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