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Tag Archives: Oxen
1810: A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom
A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom (Oudh, India, ca. 1810-30) (source)
1883: You are Wheat and Belong in the Wheatfield
Pages from a letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, 28 October 1883: to cause despondency for six months, until one eventually sees after all that one shouldn’t have let oneself be disoriented. There are two people whose intense … Continue reading
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Animals, Art, Drawing, Gustave Doré, Horses, Letters, Melancholy, Netherlands, Oxen, Painting, Ravens, Theo van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh
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1470: The Ox
Martin Schongauer: Ox (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Luke (1470-1490) In Christian iconography, the winged ox is the symbol of the evangelist Luke—traditionally seen as the animal of sacrifice and therefore linked to the sacrifice of Jesus himself.
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Tagged 15th Century, Animals, Christianity, Germany, Martin Schongauer, Oxen, Printmaking, Religion
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