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I tried Index of Christian Art online. The cock appeared in 2 of the
Christ of Sorrows paintings listed. You might want to look at Arma
Christi depictions & the Mass of St. Gregory in books of hours for
parallels.
Tom Izbicki
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Salvador,
I don't know about wall paintings, but the Pelican appears among the
textiles
preserved from the Lower Saxon convent of Lune (ca. late 15th century).
I
believe other convents in the area (Ebstorf, Wienhausen) may also have
this
imagery in some of their embroideries. What I am remembering in
particular is
a series of hangings for over the benches in the nuns' choir from Lune
that
represent the Pelican. I may be able to dig up bibliographic
references if
you are interested.
Best,
June Mecham
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>Dear listmembers,
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>On a subject related to some of my recent postings to this site, I am
>wondering if anyone has knowledge of the appearance of
Passion-related
>animals as medieval wall-paintings. I am thinking in particular of
obvious
>examples such as the cock and the pelican (an explicitly eucharistic
symbol
>of Christ feeding his young with his own blood but also, by
extension,
>Passion-related, especially given the fact that the pelican pierces
her
>breast and Christ's breast-wound was, of course, the most sought-after
and
>efficacious of the Five Wounds) but also of less-obvious but equally
>eligible candidates - the horse and rider (Christ the warrior-knight
riding
>into battle on his horse, the cross - discussed in last month's
postings),
>the hound (representing Christ the hunter of humanity at the Passion),
the
>figure of a man fishing with a harpoon or spear - also eligible as a
>Passion image since Christ is sometimes described as fishing for
humanity
>at the Passion, often using a 'net of breast blood'. The stag
(particularly
>when under attack) is also of some importance.
>
>I am not so much interested in their individual appearances (although
I
>would certainly welcome postings on these) but, more importantly,
their
>collective appearance as part of a fairly loose set of images and the
>possible symbolism behind them.
>
>If anyone has any information on their appearance in late medieval
Europe I
>would be very grateful for your contribution.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Salvador Ryan, Department of Modern History, NUI Maynooth, Ireland.
>
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