The Sign of the Lion and the Sign of the Ram

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This bas-relief was probably originally designed to complete the iconographic program of the western facade of the abbey Saint-Sernin. With a complex iconography whose mysteries have not been fully updated, this work bears witness to the culmination of sculpted art at the Saint-Sernin Basilica. Her style, very impregnated by the late Antiquity, brings her closer to the art of the Silversmiths' portal of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. The inscription inserted between the two female figures gives its title to the work: "Aries sign / Lion sign / This was done in the time of Julius Caesar". An often advanced explanation sees in this relief an allusion to the birth or death of Christ.

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Augustins
The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse, France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century.

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