LDV Dog and Eagle Sketch (part 3)

Leonardo Da Vinci’s dog and eagle c1508-10 (part 3)

One of my interpretation of the contents of this chalk drawing.

This is possibly a vision or dream that Leonardo Da Vinci had.  Over the centuries, people have been encouraged to illustrate what they see in their dreams.  

The flying Creature.
In the biblical book of Ezekiel 1, he had a vision that refers to mystical flying creatures.  Ezekiel describes what he sees in detail and concludes:

‘This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. ’ Ezekiel c1 v28 KJV

The biblical evangelist John is also represented as an Eagle, due to it being a symbol of that which comes from above and in his Revelation, seeing beyond what is immediately present.

Dog
The dog, possibly an Alsatian shepherd dog, looks as though it is in obedience to the eagle, willing to be guided by it’s light.  The light shining from the eagle’s chest is directed to the compass.  Therefore energy and guidance is being provided by this being.

The boat
The style of boat resembles that of a cedar wooden boat made for one person – or to be steered by one person in particular.

Tree 
The tree could be an inference to ‘Jesse Tree’ related to the ancestry of King David or the Tree of Life as stated in the book of Revelation.

I have superimposed a yellow brolly fabric on the sail section of the drawing.