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See the rare carvings of the Pilar-Biters
Sint-Bavokerk (Church of St. Bavo)的点评
点评：My review is biased because the Dutch and Flemish church interiors do not interest me much. I came prepared having reviewed a detailed guide book, perhaps giving me over expectations. Honestly, if you miss this one, there are plenty of other churches in Europe to compensate for your loss. Only a few things really interested me; the carvings of the pillar biters, the dog-whipper cartouche, the carvings on the choir screen, the floor map of the numbered graves, the monument to the hydraulic engineers.
The pillar biters are two figures carved in wood at the ends of the choir screen, grasping at a column and sinking their teeth into it. Both figures prominently display a rosary hanging from their belts. The Dutch word for this type of person is ‘pilaar bijter’ (pillar-biter) and there are various proverbs that warn against the species. Pillar-biters symbolize excessive piety as well as hypocrisy. While pretending to be virtuous, pillar-biters neglect charitable duties. While appearing outwardly devoted to the church, they in reality are gnawing away at the foundations of the church they purport to uphold. Also their demeanour at home is quite different. As a Southern Netherlandish proverb has it: “who is a pillarbiter in church, shxts devils in his own house’. The pillar-biter theme is not very frequent in art so it is quite rate to see these carvings in Saint Bavo Church. There are also several charming carvings of animals and people on the choir screen, including to full sized carved dogs who carry another little animal in a pouch secured around their necks.
The pillar biters are two figures carved in wood at the ends of the choir screen, grasping at a column and sinking their teeth into it. Both figures prominently display a rosary hanging from their belts. The Dutch word for this type of person is ‘pilaar bijter’ (pillar-biter) and there are various proverbs that warn against the species. Pillar-biters symbolize excessive piety as well as hypocrisy. While pretending to be virtuous, pillar-biters neglect charitable duties. While appearing outwardly devoted to the church, they in reality are gnawing away at the foundations of the church they purport to uphold. Also their demeanour at home is quite different. As a Southern Netherlandish proverb has it: “who is a pillarbiter in church, shxts devils in his own house’. The pillar-biter theme is not very frequent in art so it is quite rate to see these carvings in Saint Bavo Church. There are also several charming carvings of animals and people on the choir screen, including to full sized carved dogs who carry another little animal in a pouch secured around their necks.
翻译：我的评论带有偏见，因为荷兰和弗兰德教堂的内部装饰对我来说没什么吸引力。我之前看过一本详细的旅游指南，所以可能期望过高。说实话，如果你错过了这座教堂，欧洲还有很多其他教堂可以弥补你的损失。只有几处地方真正让我感兴趣：咬柱者的雕刻、鞭子形装饰、唱诗班屏风上的雕刻、标有编号的坟墓的平面图以及水利工程师纪念碑。
咬柱者是刻在唱诗班屏风两端的木雕，他们抓住一根柱子，用牙齿咬下去。这两个人物的腰带上都挂着一串念珠。荷兰语中形容这种人是“pilaar bijter”（咬柱者），有很多谚语警告人们要警惕这种人。咬柱者象征着过度的虔诚和虚伪。咬柱者假装有德，却忽视了慈善义务。他们表面上虔诚地信奉教会，实际上却在蚕食他们声称维护的教会根基。他们在家里的言行举止也截然不同。正如南尼德兰谚语所说：“在教堂咬柱子的人，在自己家里也会惹鬼。” 咬柱子的主题在艺术作品中并不常见，因此在圣巴夫教堂看到这样的雕刻实属难得。唱诗班的屏风上也有一些迷人的动物和人物雕刻，其中包括一只真人大小的狗，它们脖子上挂着一个袋子，里面装着另一只小动物。
咬柱者是刻在唱诗班屏风两端的木雕，他们抓住一根柱子，用牙齿咬下去。这两个人物的腰带上都挂着一串念珠。荷兰语中形容这种人是“pilaar bijter”（咬柱者），有很多谚语警告人们要警惕这种人。咬柱者象征着过度的虔诚和虚伪。咬柱者假装有德，却忽视了慈善义务。他们表面上虔诚地信奉教会，实际上却在蚕食他们声称维护的教会根基。他们在家里的言行举止也截然不同。正如南尼德兰谚语所说：“在教堂咬柱子的人，在自己家里也会惹鬼。” 咬柱子的主题在艺术作品中并不常见，因此在圣巴夫教堂看到这样的雕刻实属难得。唱诗班的屏风上也有一些迷人的动物和人物雕刻，其中包括一只真人大小的狗，它们脖子上挂着一个袋子，里面装着另一只小动物。
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