Medieval artists, taking "seahorses" too literally since the 13th century Other sea creatures in this illumination—a sea bull with a single horn, and even something that resembles a sea woman with fins for arms—reflect the medieval belief that every terrestrial creature had an aquatic counterpart. Illuminations from bestiaries, a kind of medieval encyclopedia of animals, frequently show ocean-dwellers with the upper bodies of land animals and the lower bodies of fish. . . . 🏷: #medievalart #seahorses #worldoceansday #arthistory #gettymuseum