Apotropaic heads
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Apotropaic art could be described as magical, and as such, could be consigned to a superstitious paradigm by Western modernity. However, whether Caravaggio's image of the gorgon can be truly described as an apotropaic image is... more
A survey of carved heads in West Yorkshire once knoiwn erroneously as 'Celtic heads', but now under the term 'archaic head' to denote their simple and timeless template. Employed as apotropaic symbols, they are a recurrent feature of... more
En la cultura medieval GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN HIDTORIA DEL ARTE, IMAGEN Y PATRIMONIO ARTÍSTICO INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS MADRID, 2009 * Este trabajo forma parte de una investigación destinada a... more
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Organisers: Research Group of Comparative Studies of Civilisations and the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations
more info: https://antidaemonium.wordpress.com/
The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the... more