Heraldry & Emblems
Pelican in Her Piety
Pelican in Her Piety interprets self-sacrifice and charity through a compact form informed by medieval pilgrimage objects.
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Historical Context
Medieval bestiaries told that a pelican restored her dead young with blood from her breast. Christian readers treated the story as an image of Christ's sacrifice and resurrection, and it spread into church and devotional art. This version is a contemporary drawing within that long iconographic tradition.
Provenance: Contemporary illustration informed by medieval bestiary and devotional pelican imagery.
Context note: This is a contemporary interpretation of medieval Christian and pilgrimage material culture. Meanings and devotional uses varied by region and period; review historically or religiously specific applications with care.
Research status: reviewed · reviewed 24/07/2026
Sources
- 10 Surprising Facts about Books of Beasts — Pammit, Melissa, Sophie Taylor, and Hannah Thomson. 10 Surprising Facts about Books of Beasts, 2019. (J. Paul Getty Trust)
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