Chartres Cathedral; Life of Mary, the mother of Jesus; lower lintel, right portal, west facade.
 
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Title:Chartres Cathedral; Life of Mary, the mother of Jesus; lower lintel, right portal, west facade
Notes:Detail of lintel of the Mary portal, depicting scenes from life of Mary. From left: annunciation by angel Gabriel, visitation (Mary and Elizabeth), and nativity.The signs of the zodiac represent the passage of celestial time, and in the 12th century they began to be used in French church portals, accompanied by the labors of the months, which represented the passage of terrestrial time.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 1:26-38
Luke 1:39-57
Person as Subject:Mary, the mother of Jesus (Biblical figure)
Elizabeth (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:BAdvt04
AVis
General Subject:Annunciation to Mary
Visitation
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Chartres -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:73A52
73A6
73B13
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; Life of Mary, the mother of Jesus; lower lintel, 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=26354 [retrieved March 28, 2024]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson.
Record Number:26354 Last Updated: 2022-06-17 14:16:11 Record Created: 2002-03-21 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition