The Wheel #37/38. In Wisdom He Has Made Them All?. Spring-Summer 2024

The Tetramorph: Sources and Development of a Medieval Iconographic Motif

This study aims to shed light on the emergence of a recurrent medieval iconographic motif: the representation of the four “Holy Animals” or “Living Creatures”, also known as the Tetramorph. Biblical and literary texts are brought together with images to determine the reasons and circumstances surrounding the birth of this imagery. This article will retrace[…..]