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The elephant
Even though we don't know if the Romanesque artists had ever seen an elephant, this animal is one of the most represented of the time. As an exotic beast, in the same way as the camel, it was also an object of gifts among the royalty and was represented in ways which were sometimes even funny...
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The pigeon
The pigeon is honest because it stays loyal to its partner even after death. It symbolises loyalty and marriage, and at the same time, as with all winged animals, spirituality, it represents the sublimation of instincts, elevation, transcendence and the release of the earth.
It is one of...
Virgin of the Crucifixion, from Estaon
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Saint John the Evangelist of the Crucifixion, from Estaon
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