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A foliate head in the shape of an acanthus leaf: a corbel supporting the Bamberg Horseman, Bamberg Cathedral, Germany, early 13th century. The Green Man, also known as a foliate head, [1] is a motif in architecture and art, of a face made of, or completely surrounded by, foliage, which normally spreads out from the centre of the face. [2]
The Green Man has been asserted by some authors to be a recurring theme in literature. Leo Braudy, in his book, Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds asserts that the figures of Robin Hood and Peter Pan are associated with a Green Man, as is that of the Green Knight in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
A bucranium (plural bucrania) is an ox skull mascaron, usually used in Antiquity, for decorating funerary and commemorative monuments.The motif originated in a ceremony wherein an ox's head was hung from the wooden beams supporting the temple roof; this scene was later represented, in stone, on the frieze, or stone lintels, above the columns in Doric temples.
The motif occurs with similar central placement in Synagogues. [2] Another occurrence is on the ossuary that by tradition contained the bones of St. Lazarus. [22] Where it occurs in the United Kingdom, the three hares motif usually appears in a prominent place in the church, such as the central rib of the chancel roof, or on a central rib of ...
A motif may be repeated in a pattern or design, often many times, or may just occur once in a work. [1] A motif may be an element in the iconography of a particular subject or type of subject that is seen in other works, or may form the main subject, as the Master of Animals motif in ancient art typically does.
Gunn said he wrestled about whether he should include the rousing main theme composed by John Williams for the 1978 “Superman” movie, which he ultimately realized is so indelibly connected to ...
Green Shirt Guy, whose real name is Alex Kack, is an activist and comedian who went viral for his reaction to a pair of Trump supporters at a city council meeting in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday. Scene ...
The Green Man, Charlie No-Face Raymond Theodore Robinson (October 29, 1910 – June 11, 1985) was a disfigured American man whose years of nighttime walks made him into a figure of urban legend in western Pennsylvania .