Comments on: Fishes upon fishes? Allegorical iconography?

Question: Fishes upon fishes? Allegorical iconography?

shirobara — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:07:32 -0800

What, if anything, is this picture from the comic book Castle Waiting based on?

I'm with Tolly here, I don't understand allegorical iconography. Is it based on an existing picture or concept? There's no explanation from the author anywhere, and it hasn't appeared in the comic before or since.

By: cowbellemoo

cowbellemoo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:16:38 -0800

Bosch? (wiki)

By: cowbellemoo

cowbellemoo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:44:46 -0800

No wait...Bruegel.

By: belladonna

belladonna — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:52:16 -0800

An explanation of the picture's meaning.

By: cowbellemoo

cowbellemoo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:53:22 -0800

Big Fish Eat Little Fish

Further information, analysis, and a clearer print.

By: cowbellemoo

cowbellemoo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:53:41 -0800

hay!

By: shirobara

shirobara — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:18:28 -0800

Thank you very much! That's very interesting in the comic's context, I really appreciate it.

It's funny that a GIS for "big little fish" would have done it -- I was mucking up my searches with "christian" "allegorical" "iconography" and so on...