S006a Man/Matthew

Matthew / Tetramorph

Matthew / Tetramorph

Name/Title

S006a Man/Matthew

Entry/Object ID

212

Description

Two-sided bronze castings of the 4 Evangelists, fleur de lis on reverse

Artwork Details

Subject

A tetramorph is a symbolic arrangement in Christian art of 4 creatures representing the authors of the Gospels: a man (Matthew), a lion (Mark), an ox (Luke), and an eagle (John). In Greek it means "four" (tetra) & "shape" (morph)

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1880

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Brass

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

12 in

Depth

4 in

Weight

25 lb