Actually that's not a horse, its an ox. The ox, eagle, lion and the man at the Lord's right hand are the Tetramorphs and each one symbolizes one of the four Gospels. The man stands for the Gospel of St Matthew. The lion stands for the Gospel of St Mark. The ox stands for the Gospel of St Luke and the eagle for the Gospel of St John.
Actually that's not a horse, its an ox. The ox, eagle, lion and the man at the Lord's right hand are the Tetramorphs and each one symbolizes one of the four Gospels. The man stands for the Gospel of St Matthew. The lion stands for the Gospel of St Mark. The ox stands for the Gospel of St Luke and the eagle for the Gospel of St John.