The Symbolic Meaning
of Architectural elements in Painting
Open Doors - divine entrance to a heavenly realm
Closed Door - signifies heaven is closed to heritics.
Locked Door - symbolizes eternal life closed to hertics.
Arch way - entrance to eternal life.
Single Pillar - A symbol of
self-sacrifice.
Stone Urn - symbolic of the
resurrection.
Closed Drapes - is used as a symbol
of penitence and modesty.
Broken
and crumbling masonry
denotes a corrupted
soul, decay, death,
motality, the
enventuality of death.
☼☼☼☼☼
The Meaning of Sacred
Symbols in Paintings. Most
prominently featured
symbols and their
meaning:
Angels
Insects
Fish
Spider
Animals
Household Objects