The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by Rudesind

David Stockhoff · 07 Jul 2010, 02:32 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:32:58 -0400
Subject: (urth) The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by
	Rudesind
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Well done. Could be.

Any thoughts on the question of Fechin having painted Inire as a little 
boy, thus proving that he is Rudesind, who was painted by Fechin as a 
little boy?

To me, it seems impossible. But then Rudesind's clues have no purpose, 
except to reveal his character, and his easily distracted yet narrowly 
focused mind.

Lee Berman wrote:
> D.S.>Is there anything monkeylike about noses touching chins?
>  
> I did previously post this pic of a proboscis monkey
> http://smackamack.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/proboscis-monkey-adult.jpg
> Might look a bit like Rudesind.
>  
>  
> Here is one of the S. American uakari which makes a notable appearance
> in BotNS 
> http://www.konicaminolta.com/kids/animals/library/field/img/bald-uakari_img01-l.jpg
>  
> I could see Wolfe getting the inspiration for Father Inire's
> appearance from one of these critters. I note that both these
> monkeys have reddish hair. As did the Russian/American painter
> Nicolai Fechin. (self-portrait with paintbrush http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/fechin3.jpg)
>  
> I think it truly could all be unintended coincidence. But since
> Wolfe took seven years to produce BotNS I can't rule out that he
> used some of that time to interlace the story with such nearly
> imperceptible connections all intersecting at Father Inire. I 
> just consider it a very interesting possibility. 		 	   		  
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