The Signs of the Lion and Aries
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The Signs of the Lion and Aries
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Published 2020-09-23T16:05:24+00:00
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This high-relief is inspired by an apocryphal text of Saint Jerome and depicts the Virgins of Toulouse who, in Caesar’s time, gave birth respectively to a lion and a lamb as identified by the Latin inscriptions “leonis” and “arietis”. This divine sign announced the return of Christ at the end of time, in the form of a fierce lion for the damned and as a peaceful lamb for the saved.
This work was probably undertaken about 1150 in the workshop of Bernard Gilduin to decorate the Basilica of Saint-Sernin of Toulouse.
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| Date published | 23/09/2020 |
| Complexity | Easy |
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| Title | The signs of the Lion and Aries |
| Date | 1120 ca. |
| Artist | Bernard Gilduin |
| Place | Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine |
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