You are hereHomeBible ReviewDecember 2002Lions, Lilies and Mousetraps Quoted by the art historian Meyer Shapiro (“Muscipula diaboli: The Symbolism of the Merode Altarpiece,” Art Bulletin [1945], pp. 182–187), who came up with this most convincing interpretation. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.