The Mouth of Truth
by Eric Tressler
Title
The Mouth of Truth
Artist
Eric Tressler
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The most famous characteristic of the Mouth is its role as a lie detector. Starting from the Middle Ages, it was believed that if one told a lie with one's hand in the mouth of the sculpture, it would be bitten off. There was also a medieval legend, wrongly believed to originate with the Roman poet Virgil, of an adulterous empress who managed to deceive her husband in a trial using the Mouth. This is an infrequent subject in medieval and Renaissance art, forming part of the Power of Women literary topos.
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May 10th, 2016
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