por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Counter Cover 11 THE LIONESS The lioness, less often represented than the lion, typically appears in different stances, accompanied by plant motifs. However, the lioness is always shown nursing two cubs and with the figure of a heart on her chest, as a symbol of... 
por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Counter Cover 10 THE SNAKE The figure of the snake (and also the slug) is very common in the iconography of ancient cultures. The sacred cobra was the protective animal of the pharaohs, which is why it was depicted in their headdresses with a vigilant attitude. In... 
por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Counter Cover 09 THE BELEGUIN DEER From cave paintings to Eastern and Western cultures, humankind has represented the deer as a symbol related to the Tree of Life, attributing to it a meaning of innocence, strength and beauty. In La Nava and El Cabaco, villages in the... 
por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Counter Cover 08 PAIRED LIONS Animal or zoomorphic motifs are, together with the floral motifs that accompany them, the main protagonists of the iconographic universe of Serrano embroidery. The lion is perhaps one of the most frequently represented zoomorphic motifs.... 
por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Counter Cover 07 THE DRAGON This kind of dragon is a figure that has more recently been included in the iconography of Serrano embroidery. Its distinct feature is that it is always embroidered in the same colour (blue, green, red), sometimes without being accompanied...
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