Why did Michelangelo depict Moses with horns? Why are there monkeys in Giulio Romano’s Room of the Giants? And why does the Nativity scene depict Jesus with an ox and a donkey? Well, these, among others, are all errors caused by incorrect translations. Let’s start at the beginning and examine five translation errors that changed the history of art. By: Arianna Richetti / Daily Art Magazine Translation: Telegrafi.comPhilology (from the ancient Gr…
Why did Michelangelo depict Moses with horns? Why are there monkeys in Giulio Romano’s Room of the Giants? And why does the Nativity scene depict Jesus with an ox and a donkey? Well, these, among others, are all errors caused by incorrect translations. Let’s start at the beginning and examine five translation errors that changed the history of art. By: Arianna Richetti / Daily Art Magazine Translation: Telegrafi.comPhilology (from the ancient Gr…