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The Flight to Egypt. 153 painted, square wooden panels, each roughly 90 x 90 cm, form the ceiling of St. Martin's church in Zillis. 1109-1114
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The Flight to Egypt. 153 painted, square wooden panels, each roughly 90...

The war between cats and mice; cats in armour guard a fortress attacked by mice - a popular medieval topic. South wall of Johanneskirchlein, St. John's chapel, Puergg, Austria. Late 12th
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The war between cats and mice; cats in armour guard a fortress attacke...

Tympanon of the Abbey church in Murbach, Alsace. Two lions surrounded by palmette-ornaments. The church was founded in 727 by Saint Pirmin. Since the 12th century, only aristocrats could become monks in Murbach, and all abbots were princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Tympanon of the Abbey church in Murbach, Alsace. Two lions surrounded by palmet...

Woman with snake (Eve?), detail from a column of the church of the Norbertinian nuns (around 1160), next to St. Prokop Church.
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Woman with snake (Eve?), detail from a column of the church of the Nor...

Romanesque chest from Voxtorp, Smaland, Sweden. Wood, iron ornaments, hunters, animals.
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Romanesque chest from Voxtorp, Smaland, Sweden. Wood, iron ornaments, hu...

Statue of Saint Roch with his dog. Saint Roch, invoked against the plague, cared for the sick during his wanderings through Italy. When he himself was infected with the plague, a dog brought him food in his lonely retreat in the woods.
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Statue of Saint Roch with his dog. Saint Roch, invoked against the plag...

Saint George and the Dragon, altar of Weltenburg Benedictine abbey church. Saint George rides against a painted background; the dragon raises its ugly head and the princess hides behind her veil: right and left Saints Martin and Maurus.
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Saint George and the Dragon, altar of Weltenburg Benedictine abbey church...

An elegant lady holding a small dog in her arms. From the "Trionfo della Morte", fresco, 14th.
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An elegant lady holding a small dog in her arms. From the "Trionfo della...

An elegant lady holding a small dog in her arms. From the "Trionfo della Morte", sinopie of 16-01-01/6
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An elegant lady holding a small dog in her arms. From the "Trionfo della...

Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th century chapel. Adam and Eve,tempted by the serpent, from the left portal jamb.
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Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th century chapel. Adam and...

Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th century chapel:Samson strangles the lion, from the left portal jamb.
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Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th century chapel:Samson st...

Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th century chapel.A dragon attacked by a raven.From the right portal jamb.
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Schloss Tyrol (Castel Tirolo),portal of the 12th century chapel.A dragon...