I remember studying this painting because it really dealt with a number of contradictions. It sought to deal with the adding importance to a small distant object without violating perspective. The adding of the large, illuminated halo satisfied all of the problems presented.
Thanks.
Plausible, NL.
To me, it makes it more or less equally plausible . . . or maybe even 60%/40% in favor of your explanation.
It seems a bit of an odd way to emphasize the dove, however. I realize that’s a bit of an ironic thing for me to say. LOL.
The UFO’s in a number of other Renaissance paintings are clearly depicted as craft, in most cases, however.
Curious, anyway. Thanks for your enlightening comments.