Animal symbolism in ecclesiastical architecture (1896)
Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917 · New York : H. Holt · leaf 331
ne triigesam (thedeceitful siren ), from whose allurements the holyVirgin rescues us on the voyage of life, and bringsus safely to the haven of eternal rest. The siren is often represented in sacred art witha fish in her hand, signifying the soul held in thegrip of libidinous passion, as for… … Siren presenting a Fish to a man.(Church at Cunatdt-sur-Loire.) other; on capitals in the churches at Civaux, wherethe siren is handing the fish to a man in a boat,while another is plunging from the opposite side In Ecclesiastical Architecture 317 of the boat into the sea, as though he feared…
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