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The painting is said to have been completed in 1460, so surprising to see that it includes a helicopter type toy.
It is believed the Chinese had similar tops or toys around 400BC known as a bamboo-copter, bamboo dragonfly or, appropriately, a Chinese top. These were no doubt introduced to Europe at some time after that.
No idea as to the significance of including such a toy in a painting of Madonna and child but there's bound to be a wacky theory out there ... somewhere!
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Very odd! Maybe mom and son were time travelers! How's that for a wacky theory?
ReplyDeleteWhy not a time traveller! Could answer quite a few mysteries.
DeleteThe Chinese had in Renaissance Europe a big influence and this toy is probaply a bamboo dragonfly. The Chinese had toys like this since 400 BC
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