GALEN AND HIPPOCRATES – FRESCO DATING TO THE XII CENTURY – CATHEDRAL, ANAGNI
The furs are a very important element of the apparel; the vair fur, with its characteristic alternation of grey and white, is a noble and doctoral emblem which also appears in the coat of arms.
Hence vair fur is pictured in the images of these two famous doctors of antiquity with ingenuous realism; but in one case it is at the extremities of the mantel and not, as was custom, as lining.
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