Chartres Cathedral; Mary holding infant Christ, Presentation in the Temple, Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity; tympanum and lintels, right portal, west facade.
 
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Title:Chartres Cathedral; Mary holding infant Christ, Presentation in the Temple, Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity; tympanum and lintels, right portal, west facade
Notes:Tympanum and lintel of Portal of Mary, the mother of Jesus (right portal, west facade). Mary holding the infant Christ is depicted on tympanum. In the middle is the presentation in the Temple (Simeon and Anna recognize the infant Messiah). Bottom depicts annunciation to Mary, visitation of Elizabeth, Nativity, and angels' annunciation to shepherds.Third Sunday in Advent, Year A:This image is of the Annunciation and Visitation, and it specifically connects with the lectionary reading of the Magnificat in Luke.

Digitized from the slide collection of James T. Womack, Nashville, TN.

Date:1145
Building:Cathédrale de Chartres
City/Town:Chartres
Country:France

Scripture:Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20
Luke 1:39-57
Luke 2:22-40
Luke 1:26-38
Person as Subject:Mary, the mother of Jesus (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:ANatv
AVis
BXmas01
BAdvt04
General Subject:Annunciation to Mary
Annunciation to the Shepherds
Nativity
Visitation
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Chartres -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:11F42
73B4
73A5
73A6
73B1
Index of Christian Art Number:20 C48 CND 14W,001 C1

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Copyright Source:image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson
Copyright Permission:Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
Attribution:Chartres Cathedral; Mary holding infant Christ, Presentation in the Temple, Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity; tympanum and lintels, right portal, west facade, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=26290 [retrieved April 25, 2024]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson.
Record Number:26290 Last Updated: 2022-06-17 13:53:34 Record Created: 2002-03-21 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition