Susan Farmer wrote:
... at the end of 15th century when the original triptych was made rectangular, with the almost complete abolition of divisions between panels.
and
Restored in 1995"
That means at least two occasions on which parts were repainted, possibly significantly. That means things like, say, the shape of a silhouette are VERY suspect, because these things may change as someone repaints a background or redefines a figure.
Although one would *hope* that a modern restorer would know the difference between a man and a woman in a formulaic scene like this, it is not inconceivable that the strangely feminine shape of the young Magus's torso is a result of the restorer's brush.
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