Animal symbolism in ecclesiastical architecture (1896)
Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917 · New York : H. Holt · leaf 228
Also on the church of St.Michael in Bruges is a stone sculpture, formerlythe tympanum or facing of a pediment over theportal of the collegiate church of St. Ursin, repre- In Ecclesiastical Architecture 213 senting a cock and hen hauling a fox on a cart tothe place of execution, and preceded by a… … Cock and Hen drawing Fox to execution. (St. Ursin, Bruges.) quite a cheerful view of the situation, and his sly-look implies an intention to play his executionerssome trick before reaching the scaffold. He triesto assume a long face as he journeys towards hislong home, but the real state of his…
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