Depictions of the Church Serpent in France: Characteristics, Uses, Symbolisms
Abstract
Among the aerophones, the serpent is probably the less represented instrument in visual sources. Its bulky morphology, little elegant, is not easy for artists wishing to insert it in a still life and in other compositions. But its organological features are quite detailed when it is represented in reliefs and cascades of instruments in churches, underlining its liturgical function. The serpent is also used in fashion plates depicting the trades in Paris and in commercial images for publishers and dealers. In revolutionary images, it is an allegory of concord or the symbol of Church criticism. Popular images testify also the continuous role of serpent players in village’s churches until the First World War.
Keywords
Manfredo Settala
Paolo Terzago
Léonard Gaultier
Pierre Mignard
Christophe Moucherel
Étienne Compardelle
Jacques Bailly
Sébastien Leclerc
Jean de Lapierre
Varin
Bercher
Martin
Jules Degoullons
Gilles-Marie Oppenord
Nicolas II de Larmessin
Claude Roussel
Christophe Guérin
Sébastien Guillié
Pierre-Joseph Bazin
Dedieu
Monthéon
Voiriot
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