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- Title
LA PIRÁMIDE EN LA EMBLEMÁTICA: SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI.
- Authors
De Miguel Irureta, Ainhoa
- Abstract
The image in emblematics serves to send various messages that further enrich its visual and literary story. In this context, the pyramid plays a fundamental role, as a transmitter of multiple meanings. Its image, both archetypal and also unknown or shrouded in a certain halo of mystery, is found in emblems in great abundance. This study details the different meanings attributed to the pyramid, by means of both a visual and literary review. The visual aspect includes a great wealth of images, while the literary analysis relies not only on the motto and texts that accompany the images, but also on references to passages from classical and biblical sources, Church Fathers, and scholars from different periods. In this way, the influence of pyramids on emblematics will be attested with a profusion of symbols, allegories, and metaphors.
- Publication
Imago (22549633), 2023, Issue 15, p121
- ISSN
2254-9633
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7203/imago.15.26409