Roderic de Saxònia (Mestre de Sixena)
Active in Aragon, between 1514-1519
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Pencil copy of Sixena's paintings: God gives Moses the Law tables
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The snake
In Christian iconography it is one of the most important and most complex symbolic animals. Genesis says that the snake is the most astute of the wild animals that God made and tempted Adam and Eve in the episode of the original sin. It then became the symbol of the demon, the enemy of God,...
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Master of the Sigena chapter house
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Jesus amongst the Doctors of the Law
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The griffin
This is a hybrid being included in the bestiaries of fantastic animals and one of the most represented in the Middle Ages. It is described as having the head of an eagle, and the body, paws and claws of a lion. It is a strong animal that with its claws can lift up an armed man in flight, and...
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The camel
Even though it isn't one of the most representative animals in Romanesque plastic art, it is one of the most known in the middle ages, because it forms part of the large caravans of traders who made their most important commercial routes of Asia and Africa. These can be seen in the...
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The dragon
The bestiaries define the dragon as the biggest snake and of all the living beings. In Romanesque times it is represented as an enormous and terrible snake: with an open mouth and prominent teeth, breathing fire, flaming eyes, horns, the clawed paws of a lion, wings, and a body closer to a...
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