South Portal: Donkey Playing a Harp
Credit
David Joyal
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Trip
Southern Spain + Morocco
Date Created
July 12, 2008
Date Added
August 28, 2012
Last Updated
March 7, 2024
File Size
10.06 MB
Resolution
4500 x 3000 pixels
Coordinates
46.0229820° N, 0.3553610° W

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South Portal: Donkey Playing a Harp

The outer archivolt of the south portal is the most interesting of the four, densely populated with mythical beasts and hybrid creatures. Many derive from the medieval Bestiary, in which real and mythical animals were given symbolic and moral meanings. Among the parade of characters is a siren, a sphinx, an owl and a donkey playing a harp. The figures generally face away from the center and each one is carved on a separate stone that supports the arch.

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