RE: Little-known wonders of Madrid: the Virgen de la Fleur of Lis
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Great post as always! As for the globe in the hands of little Jesus, because it also exists in the iconography of the orthodox church (obviously you will think), I have read that there is a connection with the Platonic version of the soul! You know, there are many elements from Greek and only philosophy, which exist almost intrinsically in the Christian faith ! According to Plato, tripartite soul is a theory that analyzes three parts of the soul. The parts are the rational part, the spirited part, and the appetitive part!
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Interesting comment. I have not wanted to delve into part of that heterodox symbolism that animates many of these images and although when I wrote it I did not think of Plato and his theory and regardless of the fact that numerous ancient forms of thought coincide in Christianity and its symbology (even the bulls and Babylonian winged lions, with which at first the symbols of the evangelists who accompanied the Pantocrator were represented in the paintings that decorated the apses of the churches), in this case, it would not always be applicable, because in many other representations, the ball, which is generally carried by the Mother, is represented either plain or divided into four parts, like the four elements of alchemy, to give just one of the many comparative examples that exist. I appreciate and appreciate your comment. Best regards
You are welcome Juan!