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Tetramorph
Tetramorph Tet"ra*morph, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? form, figure: cf.
Gr. ? fourfold.] (Christian Art)
The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one
figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on
winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The
representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision
of Ezekiel (ch. i.)
Meaning of Tetramorph from wikipedia
- A
tetramorph is a
symbolic arrangement of four
differing elements, or the
combination of four
disparate elements in one unit. The term is
derived from...
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central tapestry in the new
Coventry Cathedral,
Christ in
Glory in the
Tetramorph. A
number of
portrait commissions in the 1950s
proved highly controversial...
- When the
symbols of the Four
Evangelists appear together, it is
called a
Tetramorph, and is
common in the
Romanesque art of Europe, in
church frescoes or...
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Christ in
Glory in the
Tetramorph is a
large tapestry by
Graham Sutherland,
installed at the
north end of the new
Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, England...
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living creatures in
religious art,
especially Christian art, is
called a
tetramorph. Ezekiel's
vision of the four
living creatures in
Ezekiel chapter 1 are...
- (Norse Mythology) Four
temperaments Purple Forbidden enclosure Royal stars Tetramorph "西水坡遺址里的圖案擺放，預示著古代某種神秘的星象". KK News (in Chinese). 2018-04-30. Retrieved...
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diverged from
scriptural descriptions. The
earliest known depiction of the
tetramorph cherubim is the 5th–6th
century apse
mosaic found in the Thessalonian...
- from
their earlobes to
their shoulders would take
seven hundred years.
Tetramorph Stephen Burge (2015).
Angels in Islam:
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik...
- mythology: a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. This
depiction parallels the
tetramorph used in
Christian art,
where the four
creatures are used as
symbols of...
- Evangelist,
pictured in the form of a
winged lion, is an
aspect of the
Tetramorph. On the
pinnacle of St Mark's
Cathedral he is
depicted as
holding a Bible...
