Writing of the Vision of Habakkuk.
 
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Title:Writing of the Vision of Habakkuk
Notes:Quatrefoil on the western exterior, depicting God directing the prophet Habakkuk to write his vision on tablets

Donated by James T. Womack and Anne Richardson, Nashville, TN.

A short essay on the artistic and spiritual meaning of this artwork is available from The Visual Commentary on Scripture, https://thevcs.org/protest-faith/make-it-loud-and-clear?first=6226.
Date:1220-1240
Building:Cathédrale d'Amiens
Object/Function:Relief sculpture
Material:Stone
City/Town:Amiens
Country:France

Scripture:Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Person as Subject:Habakkuk (Biblical figure)
God (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:CProp26
CProp22
General Subject:Vision
Visual Commentary on Scripture
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Amiens -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:71O62
Index of Christian Art Number:20 A51 CND 14W,002 D2

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Copyright Source:image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson
Copyright Permission:Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
Attribution:Writing of the Vision of Habakkuk, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=29296 [retrieved April 23, 2024]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson.
Record Number:29296 Last Updated: 2022-06-19 18:07:14 Record Created: 2003-04-26 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition