There are a number of theories as to what the panel is
intended to represent. Some art historians think the sleeping knight represents
the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus (185–129 BC) who dreamed that he had to
choose between Virtue (behind whom is a steep and rocky path) and Pleasure (in
looser robes). However, the two feminine figures are not presented as
contestants. They may represent the ideal attributes of the knight: the book,
sword and flower which they hold suggest the ideals of scholar, soldier and
lover which a knight should combine.
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