The Middle Ages (86) : Astrologer
This series is an attempt to illustrate how life was going on in the Middle Ages.
An astrologer ‘studied’ celestial objects (sun, moon, stars) and was regarded as a mystical person but in reality he was just a charlatan.
Nowadays, astrology is recognized as a pseudo-intellectual pastime with no scientific justification.
In medieval times however, an astrologer could earn a lot of money by ‘predicting’ someone's personal future based on the position of celestial objects.
Photographed at medieval festival of castle Sterckshof (Deurne, Belgium)
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Günter Nau 14/01/2016 9:59
Herrliche Farben, ein Motiv vom Feinsten, die Perspektive und die Schärfe des Fotos läßt nichts zu wünschen übrig.Grüße Günter
Inez Correia Marques 12/01/2016 21:20
i love yhis portrait!!! excellent detailssuper portrait Mark
Rita Möck 09/01/2016 13:09
ein sehr beeindruckendes Portrait,in bester BQ!!!!LG - Rita -
archiek 09/01/2016 4:47
Excellent details in this fine pose. nice background for the subject.Best Regards,
Archie
NaturPur22 08/01/2016 18:39
Fantastische Aufnahme! LG AngelikaNatalia 5 08/01/2016 17:23
Good time !Interesting festival! Liked Your hero-astrologer!Good luck!Natalia.norma ateca 07/01/2016 8:21
Wunderschönes Portrait . LG NormaAdele D. Oliver 07/01/2016 1:50
and he does look the part - or a bit like a magician, and in those days predictions must have sounded like magic .... excellent portrait, Mark !!!greetings, Adele
adriana lissandrini 06/01/2016 22:34
still an excellent portrait, magnificent seriesgreetings Adriana
Eva GD 06/01/2016 21:39
Great Portrait ...!Regards Eva
rolvin 06/01/2016 20:56
You have taken this astrologer in his wonderfully sewed garment very well in the picture.Again a very good portrait!
BW Roland
TeresaM 06/01/2016 19:54
Un autre excellent portrait de cette série, Mark !!Amitiés
Wolfgang Bazer 06/01/2016 18:48
Ein ausgezeichnetes, schön farbenfrohes Porträt!LG Wolfgang
Pistone Bernardo 06/01/2016 18:15
Sehr++++++++sehr schön Porträt gratulieren! Lieber grüße. BernardoTraudel Clemens 06/01/2016 17:20
Ich fühle mich fast in diese Zeit versetzt, so fantastisch sind diese Portraits.LG Traudel