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Tetramorph

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Tet´ra`morph
n.1.(Christian Art) The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.
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The vaults, arches and ceiling domes are adorned with beautiful 12th-century Romanesque frescoes depicting a variety of scenes from the New Testament, including the Last Supper, the Annunciation and the intriguing Tetramorph, in which the four evangelists have animal heads--a bull, an eagle, a lion and, of course, a man.
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