We were looking at a close up of God the Father or Jesus (as there are many interpretations).
If you look closely at the tapestry behind the figure you will notice the pattern is of a bird piercing it's breast to feed it's young.
(Apologies for the pixelation... this is the best resolution I could scrounge)
We were told that this bird is the pelican who feeds her young the blood from her breast in order for them o survive. This is a legend with roots in Christian mythology and the pelican has become a symbol of Christ as he sacrificed his life for his flock. So the presence of this bird in the tapestry behind the figure is reason to believe that the figure depicted is actually Christ... but there are so many different interpretations.Anyway so I'm following, following, following.... no wait I'm a little lost. That bird is supposed to be a pelican?
Apparently Bliss agrees with me:
Birds of a feather, clearly.
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