Le ptérodactyle de Lasuén: une utilisation précoce d'un ptérosaure en arts plastiques

Fabien Knoll; Raquel López-Antoñanzas

doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2010.07.001

Lasuén's pterodactyl: An early use of a pterosaur in plastic arts

Fabien Knoll^*, Raquel López-Antoñanzas

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Earth Sciences

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Abstract

Among the sculptures adorning the former building of the Faculties of Medicine and Sciences (1893) in Saragossa (Spain) is one that represents a pterosaur. It is a work by D. Lasuén based on one of the first, but little known, restorations of these animals, drawn and engraved by T. Susemihl more than half a century before. Although it seems out of place, this sculpture was simply seen as a symbol of zoology. We suggest that it may have several significations. Besides embodying the animal kingdom, it may have been a surrogate of the dragon and thus a reference to the House of Aragon through its dragon-slaying holy patron, Saint George.

Translated title of the contribution	Lasuén's pterodactyl: An early use of a pterosaur in plastic arts
Original language	French
Pages (from-to)	245-254
Number of pages	10
Journal	Comptes Rendus Palevol
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2010.07.001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2010

Keywords

Aragon
History of science
Lasuén
Pterosauria
Spain
Susemihl

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