Glued Linen Armour- a simple test

[Paralus]

Paralus wrote:

How do you see it being " simply thrown back"?

If we are talking about Patroclus, his shoulder flap also (rather unrealistically) has the fastening thong writhing about, snake-like, in mid-air....perhaps the artist wishes to imply that it has just been thrown back?

Yes we are talking of Patroclus.

Firstly this is art. As such the artist needs to convey the sense of movement in some fashion. The "snake-like" rendering is quite evidently used to convey movement. It is a little harsh to describe the artist's attempt at rendering movement as "unrealistic". Of course it is "unrealistic": it is art not photography!

Patroclus' hands are nowhere near the flap though so he has not just "thrown it back" to my view. It appears to me it has been loosed and the artist is conveying the movement (upright of the flap) by the "writhing" thong.

The other vase rendering clearly shows the amour being held by one flap and one side. The other flap is clearly holding itself up unless it too has been "thrown back" prior to donning. I don't see why one would have to "throw it back" to don the amour though.