Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

139 Detail, (e7r) Though this hatching enhances the visual appeal of the image, the use of shadow also supports the argument that the annotator was reading with stage design in mind. Performances of masque were held in the evening under artificial light. If this GELOIASTOS relief was to be used in a masque, a playwright would need to consider how light from known sources would fall upon the stage display in order to maximize its visual effect. Hand A also takes an interest in tr...

139 Detail, (e7r) Though this hatching enhances the visual appeal of the image, the use of shadow also supports the argument that the annotator was reading with stage design in mind. Performances of masque were held in the evening under artificial light. If this GELOIASTOS relief was to be used in a masque, a playwright would need to consider how light from known sources would fall upon the stage display in order to maximize its visual effect. Hand A also takes an interest in tr...