The Sign of the Lion and the Sign of the Ram
The Sign of the Lion and the Sign of the Ram
3D
Published 2018-12-19T18:14:44+00:00
This bas-relief was probably originally designed to complete the iconographic program of the western facade of the abbey Saint-Sernin. With a complex iconography whose mysteries have not been fully updated, this work bears witness to the culmination of sculpted art at the Saint-Sernin Basilica. Her style, very impregnated by the late Antiquity, brings her closer to the art of the Silversmiths' portal of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.
The inscription inserted between the two female figures gives its title to the work: "Aries sign / Lion sign / This was done in the time of Julius Caesar". An often advanced explanation sees in this relief an allusion to the birth or death of Christ.
| Date published | 19/12/2018 |
| Title | The Sign of the Lion and the Sign of the Ram |
| Date | circa 1120 |
| Dimension | 68cm x 135cm x 14cm |
| Accession | ME 206 |
| Period | Ancient |
| Medium | Marble |
| Record | https://www.augustins.org/fr/oeuvre/-/oeuvre/42426 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Musée des Augustins |
