Category Archives: Sculpture

Awe-Inspiring Sculptures: “Night” by Michelangelo

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“Night” by Michelangelo was sculpted in white marble and put to rest on the tomb of Giuliano de Medici in San Lorenzo Church, Florence. Her attributes are an owl and a mask. I remember seeing the sculpture for the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in Sculpture, The Night | Tagged animus, art, Carl Gustav Jung, Chaos, Dark goddess, darkness, Greek myth, Greek mythology, love, Michelangelo, night, Nyx, sculpture, symbolism, symbols | 31 Comments

The Wounded Lion

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Symbol Reader

Whenever I am visiting the beautiful city of Lucerne in Switzerland, I always must pay my respects to the Lion Monument, a sad sculpture designed by a famous Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. The sculpture shows a mortally wounded, weeping lion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sculpture | Tagged archetypes, art, Carl Gustav Jung, ego, ego death, Egyptian myth, Lion, Lion Monument of Lucerne, night sea journey, sculpture, sun god, symbolism, Thorvaldsen | 24 Comments