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Set of 4 Marble Tiles from Istria depicting the 4 Evangelists.
Worked and carved by hand, from Venice, private collection, 19th century.
All four evangelists have an iconic symbol that is generally depicted near or in place of the saint in paintings and sculptures. These symbols are associated with the saint's own Gospel and with the verse of Revelation 4,7, where four living beings are described, a lion, a man, a calf and one "like an eagle as it flies", who, around God, are intent on singing his praises.
St. John has the eagle as his symbol, because just as it was believed that the eagle could gaze upon the sun, he too gazed upon the depth of divinity in his Gospel. This bird was used as a symbol of St. John, because in his Gospel, he particularly focuses on the divinity of the Redeemer and contemplates with the unwavering eye of the eagle, the highest truths.
St. Luke, his emblem is the bull / ox: the attribution has different interpretations and traditions, according to St. Jerome and Bishop Victor is due to the fact that in his Gospel introduces as the first character Zachariah, father of the Baptist. He, being a priest of the temple, offered sacrifices of bulls.
The symbol of St. Mark is the lion. The main reason seems to be the fact that in the Gospel of Mark is narrated the greatest number of prophecies that Christ made about his own resurrection, and the lion would represent, by virtue of his fortitude, just the resurrection. This is in accordance both with the thought of the Father of the Church, St. Gregory the Great, and with what the gloss of the Holy Bible always used to say (the gloss at the time had a greater relevance than the current one). Saint Mark is also the patron saint of Venice. According to an ancient tradition of the Venetian region, an angel in the form of a winged lion addressed to the saint, shipwrecked in the lagoons, the words "Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus. Hic requiescet corpus tuum." (Peace to you, Mark, my evangelist. Here will rest your body.) foretelling him that in those lands his body would one day find rest and veneration.
St. Matthew was symbolized in the winged man (or angel), because his Gospel begins with a list of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah.
They are of medium size, well proportioned and of considerable weight.
The quality is very good, excellent attention to anatomical details.
Collection more unique than rare. Optimal if hung on the wall, thanks to the use of the original iron hooks placed on the back. Exclusive lot, sporadic availability.
Are in very good condition, intact.
Will be shipped with wooden crate.
Cheap shipping, secure and traceable worldwide.
Available also the withdrawal at our warehouse.
Each tile measures:
- Width 33 cm
- Length 45 cm
- Thickness 12 cm
Weight 35 Kg.
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