Tetramorph

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Christian iconographic motif Christian symbol religious symbol

The Tetramorph is a symbolic Christian iconographic motif depicting the four winged creatures representing the Evangelists—man (or angel), lion, ox, and eagle—surrounding Christ in glory.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
tetramorph 2
winged ox of Saint Luke 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian iconographic motif ⓘ
Christian symbol ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ
associatedWith Book of Ezekiel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ
vision of the four living creatures ⓘ
category Biblical imagery ⓘ
Christian iconography ⓘ
commonIn Byzantine art ⓘ
Gothic art ⓘ
Romanesque art ⓘ
depicts four living creatures ⓘ
etymology from Greek "tetra" (four) and "morphē" (form) ⓘ
hasPart angel ⓘ
eagle ⓘ
winged lion ⓘ
winged man ⓘ
winged ox ⓘ
hasTheologicalMeaning attributes of Christ ⓘ
four Gospels ⓘ
universality of Christ ⓘ
hasVariant non-winged Evangelist symbols ⓘ
iconographicElementOf Christ in Majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Last Judgment imagery ⓘ
Maiestas Domini NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy Ezekiel 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Revelation 4 ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Greek ⓘ
relatedConcept Christ Pantocrator NERFINISHED ⓘ
Evangelist symbols ⓘ
Throne of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
represents four Evangelists ⓘ
surrounds Christ in glory NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolicNumber 4 ⓘ
symbolizes John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ
Luke the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matthew the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
usedIn Christian art NERFINISHED ⓘ
church decoration ⓘ
illuminated manuscripts ⓘ
mosaics ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
stained glass ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Graham Sutherland tapestry of Christ in Glory → depicts → Tetramorph ⓘ
Four Evangelists → hasSymbolicRepresentation → Tetramorph ⓘ
this entity surface form: tetramorph
Christ in Majesty → oftenSurroundedBy → Tetramorph ⓘ
this entity surface form: tetramorph
lion of Saint Mark → relatedTo → Tetramorph ⓘ
subject surface form: Lion of Saint Mark
this entity surface form: winged ox of Saint Luke