SC - More Turkeys

[Jane M Tremaine]

There us a Stave church in Finland 11th century, I think, that has a
painting of a turkey.  Scholars often discuss, was this a later addition or
did Leif bring a turkey back with him, or tell someone about it.

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> I came across two more mid 16th century
> drawings this week that I had not seen before
> depicting obvious New World turkeys.  These are
> by the Flemish artist Peter Bruegel the Elder.  One is
> "Envy" in the famous 7 Deadly Sins series,  This was
> drawn in 1557 and the turkey is the central animal figure,
> apparently already well known as a symbol of "Envy" much
> as the peacock accompanies Pride in another.
> The other drawing is in "Fortitude" in the Seven Virtues
> drawings.  The turkey is being slain as one of the monsters
> of Sin. This drawing was also executed in 1557.  Just
> another example of evidence of the turkey being well
> known in most of Europe by the mid 16th century.
>
> Akim Yaroslavich
> "No glory comes without pain"
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