Guardian Griffin
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Kde je teď „Guardian Griffin“? Clevelandské muzeum umění, 106B Romanesque & Gothic Sculpture, Cleveland. Ano, právě vystaveno. Ověřeno 9. listopadu 2026.
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Guardian Griffin, carved in 1150–1175 and now in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, probably helped support porch columns outside a church entrance. The paired creatures turn their heads inward; from a frontal viewpoint a knight is visible between one creature's paws, and a calf rests under the protection of its companion. Combining eagle and lion, griffins joined vigilance with courage. Christian imagery could also use their bird and animal natures to signify Christ's divinity and humanity. Such guardians appeared around doorways and choir screens. On view in gallery 106B, Romanesque and Gothic Sculpture.
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Griffins are fabled creatures that have the characteristics of an eagle and a lion--combining watchfulness and courage. In Christian art, the dual nature of the griffin was often used to signify that of Christ himself: divine (bird) and human (animal). Griffins were often used as guardian figures in church sculpture and were placed in portals and choir screens. The creatures seen here, with their inward-turning heads, were certainly used for such a purpose. When viewed from the front, one griffin may be seen protecting the figure of a knight between its paws, while the other griffin guards a calf. Their original function was probably to support the columns of a porch in front of a church doorway.
Clevelandské muzeum umění
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- 1928.861.1
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- Clevelandské muzeum umění
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